spinel

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Spinelle

Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ruby jade sapphire beryl diamond agate amethyst stone mineral alabaster demantoid brilliant asphalt apatite aquamarine
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Antonyms

achromatic

Hypernyms

mineral

Hyponyms

pleonaste ceylonite ruby spinel spinel ruby

Phrases with the word

blue spinel zinc spinel mulne spinel green spinel

Anagrams

spline Esplin pensil Pilsen pinsel

Examples

According to a late nineteenth century historian named Bapts, a contract was made between Cadet Guillot and a French aristocrat named Lancry de la Loyelle, in 1796, to sell the convert spinel -dragon of the Golden Fleece. Source: Internet

After the 18th century the word ruby was only used for the red gem variety of the mineral corundum and the word spinel came to be used. Source: Internet

Contact, or simple twins, consist of two crystals joined at a plane; this type of twinning is common in spinel. Source: Internet

It has a spinel -like structure similar to magnetite but uses one quadravalent and two divalent cations M 2 +2 M +4 O 4 instead of two trivalent and one divalent cations. Source: Internet

Fayalite transforms to Femain SiOmain spinel at pressures below convert. Source: Internet

Red spinel may be mistaken for ruby by those lacking experience with gems. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

spined loach spined turbaned gall wasp spinefoot spinel ruby spineless spineless eel