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spinel

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What does spinel mean?

noun

  1. Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
  2. Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (obsolete) Spindle; the amount of yarn that fits on a spindle.
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