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- German · borrowed fromHornblende
- English todayhornblende
From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hornblende
horn·blendeToday it means: A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock. Full definition →
German Hornblende