ONYX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos

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Nouns denoting substances

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

calcedony; chalcedony (a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "onyx"):

sardonyx (an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral)

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