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melinite

/ˈmɛl.ɪ.naɪt/

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Borrowed from French mélinite, from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, “quince-yellow”).

noun melinites

countable, uncountable A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria.
countable, uncountable An explosive containing picric acid and guncotton.
Similar: lyddite

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@misc{melinite_2026,
  title = {melinite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/melinite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}