noselite

noun

no·​se·​lite

ˈnōzəˌlīt

plural -s

: a grayish, bluish, or brownish mineral Na₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂(SO₄) that is a sodium aluminosilicate and sulfate related to hauynite

Word History

Etymology

German noselith, from Karl W. Nose †1835 German geologist who described it + German -lith -lite

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Rhymes for noselite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite