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periclase

periclase noun: a cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO).

periclase: a cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO)
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Noun

periclase (countable and uncountable, plural periclases)

  1. A cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO).

Forms of periclase

pluralpericlases

Words formed from periclase

Questions about periclase

What does periclase mean?
Periclase means a cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO).
What part of speech is periclase?
Periclase is a noun.
What is the plural of periclase?
The plural of periclase is periclases.

Words near periclase in the dictionary

  1. pericine
  2. pericis
  3. pericladia
  4. pericladial
  5. pericladium
  6. periclase
  7. periclases
  8. periclasite
  9. periclasites
  10. periclaustral
  11. periclavicular

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