kyanite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaɪəˌnaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kī′ə nīt′)


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ky•a•nite  (kī′ə nīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya mineral, aluminum silicate, Al2SiO5, occurring in blue or greenish bladed triclinic crystals, used as a refractory. Also, cyanite. 
  • Greek kýan(os) cyan + -ite1
  • irregularly 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kyanite / ˈkaɪəˌnaɪt/, cyanite
  1. a grey, green, or blue mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in triclinic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory. Formula AL2SiO5
kyanitic / ˌkaɪəˈnɪtɪk/
'kyanite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cyanite - eclogite

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