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Meaning of CYANITE

Pronunciation:  'sIu`nIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a gray or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory
 
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 Synonyms: kyanite
 
 See Also: mineral

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cy"a*nite\ (-n?t), n. [See {Cyanic}.] (Min.)
A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline
aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of
aluminium. [Written also {kyanite}.]
 

 

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