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Acre
noun · 78% connection
A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Alum
noun · 78% connection
A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Amphibole
noun · 78% connection
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Apatite
noun · 78% connection
Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Apophyllite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Are
noun · 78% connection
The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square y…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Beryl
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Biquadrate
noun · 78% connection
The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Blush
noun · 78% connection
A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Boltonite
noun · 78% connection
A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the ch…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Celadon
noun · 78% connection
A pale sea-green color; also, porcelain or fine pottery of this tint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Clay
noun · 78% connection
A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Cronstedtite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral consisting principally of silicate of iron, and crystallizing in hexagonal prisms with perfect basal cleavage; -- so named f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Cyanite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of aluminium.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Edingtonite
noun · 78% connection
A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Flint glass
unknown · 78% connection
A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Gieseckite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in greenish gray six-sided prisms, having a greasy luster. It is probably a pseudomorph after elaeolite.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.
Grain
noun · 78% connection
A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: silicate, aluminium, occurring, thick, rhombic.