sapphirine

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noun

A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.

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Meanings

nounsapphirine (countable and uncountable, plural sapphirines)

plural sapphirines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.
adjectivesapphirine (comparative more sapphirine, superlative most sapphirine)

comparative more sapphirine · superlative most sapphirine

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling sapphire

Origin

From sapphire + -ine.

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Translations

French saphirine
  • saphirinemineral
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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