HyperDic: cordierite

English > 1 sense of the word cordierite:
NOUNsubstancecordieritea blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen
English > cordierite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone.
Narrowerwater sapphireA deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Spanishcordierita
Catalancordierita

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