IDOCRASE

vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase

(noun) a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

idocrase (countable and uncountable, plural idocrases)

(geology) vesuvianite

Anagrams

• croisade, ice roads, radicose

Source: Wiktionary


Id"o*crase, n. Etym: [Gr. idocrase.] (Min.)

Definition: Same as Vesuvianite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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