PYROXENE


Meaning of PYROXENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pī-ˈräk-ˌsēn, pə- ]

noun

Etymology: French pyroxène, from Greek pyr- + xenos stranger

Date: 1800

: any of a group of igneous-rock-forming silicate minerals that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, or aluminum, usually occur in short prismatic crystals or massive form, are often laminated, and vary in color from white to dark green or black

• py·rox·e·nic ˌpī-ˌräk-ˈsē-nik, pə-, -ˈse- adjective

• py·rox·e·noid pī-ˈräk-sə-ˌnȯid, pə- adjective or noun

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