hypersthene

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noun

An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounhypersthene (countable and uncountable, plural hypersthenes)

plural hypersthenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.

Translations

Finnish hypersteeni
  • hypersteeniinosilicate
Italian iperstene
  • ipersteneinosilicate
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