spinel
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /spɪˈnɛl/, /ˈspɪnəl/
Noun

spinel

  1. (mineral) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
  2. (solid state chemistry) Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
  3. Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.
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