different between fibrous vs byssolite

fibrous

English

Etymology

fibre +? -ous

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fa?b??s/
  • Hyphenation: fi?brous

Adjective

fibrous (comparative more fibrous, superlative most fibrous)

  1. Of or pertaining to fibre.
  2. Containing many fibres - referring mainly to food.

Translations

fibrous From the web:

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byssolite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] "byssus" + "stone".

Noun

byssolite (countable and uncountable, plural byssolites)

  1. (mineralogy) An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

Synonyms

  • amianthus

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Byssolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “byssolite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

byssolite From the web:

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