grapholite etymology

English word grapholite comes from English -lite (Used to form names of rocks and minerals.), English grapho- (Writing.)

Detailed word origin of grapholite

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-lite English (eng) Used to form names of rocks and minerals.
grapho- English (eng) Writing.
grapholite English (eng) Any species of slate suitable to be written on.

Words with the same origin as grapholite

Descendants of -lite
abukumalite acadialite chiasmus danalite dendrolite foralite francolite heliolite hematolite lepidolite malacolite meteorolite ottrelite paranatrolite phytolite pisolite praseolite radiolite retinalite ripidolite scorzalite thinolite turrilite umbalite
Descendants of grapho-
graphoepitaxy graphomania graphometry graphomotor graphopathology graphophobia graphophonic graphorrhoea graphoscope graphospasm graphosphere graphotype