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CEYLONITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ceylonite mean?
• CEYLONITE (noun)
The noun CEYLONITE has 1 sense:
1. a dark-colored spinel containing iron
Familiarity information: CEYLONITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dark-colored spinel containing iron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Ceylonite; pleonaste
Hypernyms ("Ceylonite" is a kind of...):
spinel (a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones)
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