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Word: Tourmaline
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from French, based on Sinhalese tōramalli ‘carnelian’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʊəməliːn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʊəməlɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a typically black or blackish mineral that occurs as prismatic crystals in granitic and other rocks. It consists of a boron aluminosilicate and has pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties.
Short Definition:brittle grey or black mineral which occurs as prismatic crystals
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