spod|u|mene

spod|u|mene
spod|u|mene «SPOJ u meen», noun.
a mineral, a silicate of aluminum and lithium, usually occurring in flat prismatic crystals. It is hard, transparent to translucent, and varies in color from grayish-, yellowish-, or greenish-white to emerald-green and purple. Some varieties are used as gems. Formula: LiAlSi2O6
╂[< French spodumène < German Spodumen < Greek spodoúmenos, past participle of spodoûsthai be burned to ashes < spodós ashes, powder (because it powders under the blowtorch)]

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  • spod — spod·o·gram; spod·u·mene; …   English syllables

  • mene — cin·na·mene; crith·mene; cu·mene; cy·mene; ec·u·mene; es·thi·o·mene; oc·i·mene; per·ga·mene; spod·u·mene; es·ta·mene; …   English syllables

  • ı̏spod — (koga, čega) prij., opr. iznad 1. {{001f}}označuje da se nešto nalazi a. {{001f}}bez izravnog dodira niže od onoga prema čemu se određuje, dolje prema čemu [boli me ∼ srca = pod srcem, niže srca] b. {{001f}}sa ili bez izravnog dodira dolje prema… …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • spodumene — spod·u·mene …   English syllables

  • spodumene — spod•u•mene [[t]ˈspɒdʒ ʊˌmin[/t]] n. mir jew a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi2O6, occurring in prismatic crystals or masses: transparent colored varieties are used as gems • Etymology: 1795–1805; < F spodumène …   From formal English to slang

  • Spodumene — Spod u*mene (sp[o^]d [ u]*m[=e]n; 135), n. [Gr. ?, p. pr. pass. from ? to burn to ashes, from spodo s ashes; cf. F. spodum[ e]ne.] (Min.) A mineral of a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald green color, occurring in prismatic crystals, often… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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