olivine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *olivine*:
NOUN	substance	olivine	a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate

olivine > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'lahviy.n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *olivine*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium.
Narrower	chrysolite	A brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12	A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
Spanish	olivino
Catalan	grup de l'olivina, olivina

HyperDic: olivine