MEXICAN ONYX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A hard compact kind of calcite

Synonyms:

alabaster; Mexican onyx; onyx marble; oriental alabaster

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Mexican onyx" is a kind of...):

calcite (a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone)

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