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RUBY SPINEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ruby spinel mean? 

RUBY SPINEL (noun)
  The noun RUBY SPINEL has 1 sense:

1. a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)play

  Familiarity information: RUBY SPINEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RUBY SPINEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ruby spinel; spinel ruby

Hypernyms ("ruby spinel" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ruby spinel"):

almandine (a purple variety of the ruby spinel)

balas; balas ruby (a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel)

rubicelle (a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel)


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