| 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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