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vesuvianite

vesuvianite noun: a yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

vesuvianite: a yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used...
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Noun

vesuvianite (countable and uncountable, plural vesuvianites)

  1. A yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.
    Synonyms:
    idocrase

Synonyms of vesuvianite

Forms of vesuvianite

pluralvesuvianites

Origin of vesuvianite

From Vesuvian + -ite.

Words formed from vesuvianite

Questions about vesuvianite

What does vesuvianite mean?
Vesuvianite means a yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.
What part of speech is vesuvianite?
Vesuvianite is a noun.
What is the plural of vesuvianite?
The plural of vesuvianite is vesuvianites.

Words near vesuvianite in the dictionary

  1. vesturers
  2. vestures
  3. vesturing
  4. Vesuvian
  5. Vesuvian jade
  6. vesuvianite
  7. vesuvianite jade
  8. vesuvianites
  9. Vesuvians
  10. vesuviate
  11. vesuviated

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