HyperDic: pyroxene

English > 1 sense of the word pyroxene:
NOUNsubstancepyroxeneany of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks
pyroxene > pronunciation
Soundspayraa'ksiyn; pay'raaksiy.n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
English > pyroxene: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substance ofbasaltThe commonest type of solidified lava
nepheliniteAn igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene
Spanishpiroxeno
Catalanpiroxè

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