Ix'o-līte or Ix'o-lyte, n.

noun

(49), n. [Gr. ἰξός, birdlime, and λύειν, to dissolve.] (Min.) A mineral resin found in bituminous coal. It has a greasy luster, becomes soft when heated, and is tenacious at the temperature of boiling water, whence the name. Dana.