cryptolite

noun

cryp·​to·​lite

ˈkriptəˌlīt

plural -s

: monazite

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + -lite; originally formed as German kryptolith

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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