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SAPPHIRINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks

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Nouns denoting substances

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

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Made of or resembling sapphire

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sapphire (a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone)

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