Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A basic arseniate of calcium and magnesium, of a grayish color, occurring in embedded grains and rarely in monoclinic crystals: found in Sweden.
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- noun mineralogy A rare
mineral , acalcium -magnesium arsenate , forming blue, green, yellow or greyorthorhombic crystals .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek άδηλος (adelos, "indistinct")
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The Adams and Elting Company, Chicago, have a stain called adelite, in which banana oil appears to be the solvent.
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Blazing face: redhot. Too much John Barleycorn. Cure for a red nose. Drink like the devil till it turns adelite. A lot of money he spent colouring it.
Joyce, Ulysses, 6
January 1, 2007