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Definition: FIBROLITE |
FIBROLITENoun1. A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also sillimanite, and bucholizite. |
Etymology: Fibrolite \Fi"bro*lite\, noun. [Latin expression fibra fiber -lite: compare to the French expression fibrolithe.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Mining | A. A fibrous, felted variety of sillimanite. b. One of three crystalline forms of aluminum sillicate, Al2 SiO 5 , the others being andalusite (low temperature) and kyanite (high temperature). Sillimanite occurs commonly as felted aggregates of exceedingly thin fibrous crystals (hence the name fibrolite) in contact metamorphosed aluminous sediments such as mudstones, shales, etc. Crystalsof a pale sapphire blue are used as gems. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: FIBROLITE |
| English words defined with "FIBROLITE": Bucholzite ♦ Sillimanite. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "FIBROLITE": xenolite. (references) |
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"FIBROLITE" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fibrelate, fibrositis, fibrosity. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "FIBROLITE" (pronounced 'Fi"bro*lite'): Aciculite, Aerolite, Agalmatolite, Ampelite, Antholite, Anthophyllite, Anthropolite, Apophyllite, Arenicolite, Argillite, Asterophyllite, Baculite, Blite, Botryolite, Byssolite, Carnallite, Carpolite, Cerolite, Chesterlite, Chiastolite, Chrysolite, Coccolite, Coprolite, Corallite, Crocidolite, Cryolite, Crystallite, Danalite, Datolite, Daubreelite, Dendrolite, Ehlite, Elaeolite, Elaolite, Embolite, Entomolite, Farcilite, Foralite, Francolite, Frost-blite, Globulite, Granulite, Grapholite, Graptolite, halite, Heliolite, Homilite, Hoplite, Hyalite, Ichnolite. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-f-i-i-l-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: filbert, firelit, loftier, trefoil. | |
-3 letters: boiler, boleti, bolter, fibril, filter, floret, foible, iolite, lifter, lofter, loiter, oilier, reboil, riblet, toiler, trifle. | |
-4 letters: befit, birle, biter, blite, boite, botel, brief, broil, fetor, fiber, fibre, filer, filet, flier, flirt, flite, forte, liber, libri, lifer, lirot, liter, litre, obeli, ofter, oiler, orbit, oribi, oriel, refit, relit. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-f-i-i-l-o-r-t" | |
+3 letters: forgeability. | |
+4 letters: defibrillator, formabilities, myelofibrotic, reformability. | |
+5 letters: defibrillation, defibrillators, enforceability, foreseeability, forgeabilities, performability. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 49 42 52 4F 4C 49 54 45 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .. -... .-. --- .-.. .. - . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01001001 01000010 01010010 01001111 01001100 01001001 01010100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F I B R O L I T E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0049 0042 0052 004F 004C 0049 0054 0045 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)404336524946435439 |
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