HyperDic: sylvite

English > 1 sense of the word sylvite:
NOUNsubstancesylvite, sylvinea mineral consisting of native potassium chloride
sylvite > pronunciation
Soundssih'lvay.t
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > sylvite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds.
Synonymsylvine
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancespotassium, K, atomic number 19A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
Spanishsilvina, silvita
Catalansilvina, silvita

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