| NOUN | substance | amphibole | a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group |
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| Sounds | ae'mfahbow.l; ae'mfihbow.l | |
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| Rhymes | asshole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | |
| Meaning | A mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group. | |
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| Member of | amphibole group | A group of minerals with similar crystal structures containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum |
| Narrower | actinolite | A green mineral of the amphibole group |
| anthophyllite | A dark brown mineral of the amphibole group | |
| asbestos | A fibrous amphibole | |
| hornblende | A green to black mineral of the amphibole group | |
| nephrite | An amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form | |
| Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
| Substance of | amphibolite | A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase |
| Spanish | anfíbol | |
| Catalan | amfíbol, anfíbol | |
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