dipyre

noun

di·​pyre

ˈdīˌpī(ə)r

plural -s

: mizzonite

specifically : a variety of scapolite with the components marialite and meionite in a ratio of about 3:2

Word History

Etymology

French, from di- + Greek pyr fire; from the double effect of fire in fusing it and making it phosphorescent

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