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Definition of Euclase

1. n. A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a silicate of alumina and glucina.

Definition of Euclase

1. Noun. (minerology) A monoclinic beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral, a product of the decomposition of beryl in pegmatites. ¹

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Definition of Euclase

1. a mineral [n -S]

Medical Definition of Euclase

1. A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a silicate of alumina and glucina. Origin: Gr. Well, easily + to break. Cf. F. Euclase, G. Euklas. See named from its brittleness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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