NOUN | substance | pyroxene | any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks |
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Sounds | payraa'ksiyn; pay'raaksiy.n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | Any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks. | |
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Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
Substance of | basalt | The commonest type of solidified lava |
nephelinite | An igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene | |
Spanish | piroxeno | |
Catalan | piroxè |
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