SPINEL


Meaning of SPINEL in English

[ spɪ'nɛl , 'spɪn(ə)l ]

■ noun a hard glassy mineral consisting chiefly of magnesium and aluminium oxides.

↘ Chemistry any of a class of similar crystalline oxides.

Origin

C16: from Fr. ~le , from Ital. ~la , dimin. of spina 'thorn'.

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