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Definition: Pyrophyllite |
PyrophylliteNoun1. A white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Pyrophyllite \Py*roph"yl*lite\, noun. [Pyro- Greek expression leaf.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Chemistry | A hydrated aluminosilicate. This term is also applied by extension to a rock containing a major proportion of this mineral. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A monoclinic and triclinic mineral, Al2 Si4 O10 (OH) 2 ; foliated; soft; in schists and hydrothermal veins in North Carolina, California, Newfoundland, and Japan. Syn:pencil stoneSee also:G stone. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Pyrophyllite |
| Specialty definitions using "pyrophyllite": G stone ♦ pencil stone. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pyrophyllite | 5 |
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Words beginning with "pyrophyllite": pyrophyllites. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "pyrophyllite" (pronounced 'Py*roph"yl*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, Embolite, Fibrolite, Foralite, Francolite, Frost-blite, Globulite, halite, Homilite, impolite, Krokidolite, Kryolite, Lherzolite, Lithiophilite, Longulite, Lucullite, Lunulite, Malacolite, Marmolite, Melilite, Mellite. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-l-l-o-p-p-r-t-y-y" | |
-3 letters: pellitory. | |
-4 letters: heliport, lyophile, phyllite, politely, polytype, rhyolite. | |
-5 letters: helotry, hilltop, hoplite, hoppier, lithely, loppier, philter, philtre, pillory, poitrel, politer, prepill, prophet, protyle, ripplet, tippler, trolley. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-i-l-l-o-p-p-r-t-y-y" | |
+1 letter: pyrophyllites. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 79 72 6F 70 68 79 6C 6C 69 74 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. -.--. .-. --- .--. .... -.--. .-.. .-.. .. - . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01111001 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101000 01111001 01101100 01101100 01101001 01110100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P y r o p h y l l i t e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0079 0072 006F 0070 0068 0079 006C 006C 0069 0074 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)509184818274917878758671 |
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