Толковый словарь английского языка - spinel
Spinel
spinel
or ~le noun Etymology: Italian ~la, diminutive of spina thorn, from Latin Date: 1528 a hard crystalline mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum that varies from colorless to ruby red to black and is used as a gem, any of a group of minerals that are essentially oxides of magnesium, ferrous iron, zinc, or manganese
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n. 1 any of a group of hard crystalline minerals of various colours, consisting chiefly of oxides of magnesium and aluminium. 2 any substance of similar composition or properties. Phrases and idioms spinel ruby a deep-red variety of spinel used as a gem. Etymology: F spinelle f. It. spinella, dimin. of spina: see SPINE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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