fibrolite etymology

English word fibrolite comes from English -lite (Used to form names of rocks and minerals.), English fibro- (Fibre/fiber; fibrous.)

Detailed word origin of fibrolite

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-lite English (eng) Used to form names of rocks and minerals.
fibro- English (eng) Fibre/fiber; fibrous.
fibrolite English (eng) (mineral) Sillimanite.

Words with the same origin as fibrolite

Descendants of -lite
abukumalite acadialite chiasmus danalite dendrolite foralite francolite grapholite heliolite hematolite lepidolite malacolite meteorolite ottrelite paranatrolite phytolite pisolite praseolite radiolite retinalite ripidolite scorzalite thinolite turrilite umbalite
Descendants of fibro-
fibroadenoma fibroatherotic fibroatrophy fibrocalcific fibrocartilage fibrocystic fibrodysplasia fibroelastoma fibroepithelial fibroferrite fibrofibrinous fibrogenic fibrohistiocytoma fibroid fibroinflammatory fibrolamellar fibroma fibronodular fibropapilloma fibrosclerosis fibrosclerotic fibrosis fibrothorax fibroxanthoma