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spessartine

spessartine noun: a type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃.

spessartine: a type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
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Noun

spessartine (countable and uncountable, plural spessartines)

  1. A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃.

Forms of spessartine

pluralspessartines
alternative formspessartite

Origin of spessartine

From Spessart + -ine, after its type locality.

Questions about spessartine

What does spessartine mean?
Spessartine means a type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
What part of speech is spessartine?
Spessartine is a noun.
What is the plural of spessartine?
The plural of spessartine is spessartines.

Words near spessartine in the dictionary

  1. spesmiloj
  2. spesmilos
  3. speso
  4. spesoj
  5. spesolimab
  6. spessartine
  7. spessartines
  8. spessartite
  9. spessartites
  10. spet
  11. spetch

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