Spinel

noun

/spɪˈnɛl/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounAny of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.

2.nounAny crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.

3.nounBleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.

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