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Word: Sphene
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French sphène, from Greek sphēn ‘wedge’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sfiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a greenish-yellow or brown mineral consisting of a silicate of calcium and titanium, occurring in granitic and metamorphic rocks in wedge-shaped crystals.
Short Definition:greenish-yellow or brown mineral consisting of silicate of calcium and titanium
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