sapphirine
sapphirine · sapphirines
A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium, named for its sapphirelike colourA rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.
More definitions
- a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From sapphire + -ine.From sapphire + -ine.
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Forms
plural: sapphirines| Singular | sapphirine |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable