Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

clinopyroxene

Pronunciation: /ˌklʌɪnə(ʊ)pʌɪˈrɒksiːn/
Definition of clinopyroxene

noun

[mass noun]
  • a mineral of the pyroxene group crystallizing in the monoclinic system.

Origin:

early 20th century: from clino- in the sense 'monoclinic' + pyroxene

clinopyroxene in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of clinopyroxene in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

enjambement

/ ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt /
noun
(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …