a. (Biol.) Relating to homophily. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. Triphylite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. tri- + Gr. &unr_; a family, class. So called in allusion to its containing three phosphates. ] (Min.) A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but little iron is known as lithiophilite. [ 1913 Webster ]