rubicelle

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noun

An orange-red spinel.

OriginLatin rubeus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounrubicelle (plural rubicelles)

plural rubicelles

  1. chemistryAn orange-red spinel.

Origin

  1. Latinrubeus“red, reddish”
  2. Englishrubicelle

Compare French rubacelle, rubicelle, from Latin rubeus (“red, reddish”).

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APA

rubicelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubicelle

MLA

“rubicelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubicelle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubicelle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubicelle.

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