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pyrophane

pyrophane noun: a mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat.

Noun

pyrophane (countable and uncountable, plural pyrophanes)

  1. A mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat.

Forms of pyrophane

pluralpyrophanes

Origin of pyrophane

From pyro- + Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “I show or shine”).

Questions about pyrophane

What does pyrophane mean?
Pyrophane means a mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat.
What part of speech is pyrophane?
Pyrophane is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrophane?
The plural of pyrophane is pyrophanes.

Words near pyrophane in the dictionary

  1. pyropeltid
  2. pyropeltids
  3. pyropen
  4. pyropens
  5. pyropes
  6. pyrophane
  7. pyrophanes
  8. pyrophanite
  9. pyrophanous
  10. pyropheophorbide
  11. pyropheophorbides

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