Xÿ'lite, n.

(zī'lit), n. [From Gr. ξύλον, wood, and λίθος, stone.]

1. (Min.) A mineral resembling xylotile, of a brown color and asbestiform structure, and consisting chiefly of silica, sesquioxide of iron, lime, magnesia, and water. Dana.
2. (Chem.) A volatile, inflammable liquid which exists in crude or impure pyroligneous acid.