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Definition of Spinel
1. Noun. A hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones.
Generic synonyms: Mineral
Specialized synonyms: Ruby Spinel, Spinel Ruby, Ceylonite, Pleonaste
Definition of Spinel
1. n. A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and sometimes also chromium.
2. n. Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.
Definition of Spinel
1. Noun. (minerology) any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours ¹
2. Noun. (context: solid state chemistry) any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spinel
1. a mineral [n -S]
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