HyperDic: spinel

English > 1 sense of the word spinel:
NOUNsubstancespinela hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum
English > spinel: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones.
NarrowerCeylonite, pleonasteA dark-colored spinel containing iron
spinel ruby, ruby spinelA spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancesmagnesium, Mg, atomic number 12A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
Spanishespinela
Catalanespinela, espinel·la, espinel

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