CLINOPYROXENE | • clinopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure. • CLINOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite. |
CLINOPYROXENES | • clinopyroxenes n. Plural of clinopyroxene. • CLINOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite. |
ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
PYROXENE | • pyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium. • PYROXENE n. any of a group of minerals common in igneous rocks. |
PYROXENES | • pyroxenes n. Plural of pyroxene. • PYROXENE n. any of a group of minerals common in igneous rocks. |
PYROXENIC | • pyroxenic adj. Of, relating to, or containing pyroxene. • PYROXENIC adj. containing pyroxene. |
PYROXENITE | • pyroxenite n. (Geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of… • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
PYROXENITES | • pyroxenites n. Plural of pyroxenite. • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
PYROXENITIC | • pyroxenitic adj. Of or relating to pyroxenite. • PYROXENITIC adj. of or like pyroxene. |
PYROXENOID | • pyroxenoid n. (Mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
PYROXENOIDS | • pyroxenoids n. Plural of pyroxenoid. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
PYROXYLE | • pyroxyle n. Archaic form of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLE n. a nitrocellulose. |
PYROXYLES | • pyroxyles n. Plural of pyroxyle. • PYROXYLE n. a nitrocellulose. |
PYROXYLIC | • pyroxylic adj. (Obsolete, chemistry) Created by the destructive distillation of wood. • PYROXYLIC adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNEOUS, PYROLIGNIC. |
PYROXYLIN | • pyroxylin n. (Organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
PYROXYLINE | • pyroxyline n. Archaic form of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
PYROXYLINES | • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
PYROXYLINS | • pyroxylins n. Plural of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |