kyanite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *kyanite*:
NOUN	substance	kyanite, cyanite	a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form

English > *kyanite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory.
Synonym	cyanite
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Spanish	cianita
Catalan	cianita

HyperDic: kyanite