Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn²⁺,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO₃.

    Rhodonit

More definitions
  • a pink or red mineral consisting of crystalline manganese silicate; used as an ornamental stone

Translations

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By meaning 1
A manganese inosilicate mineral:

Origin

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + -ite.

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + -ite.

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Forms

plural: rhodonites
Singularrhodonite
Pluralrhodonites

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Word family

1 related words
Relatedrhodium

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