Cordierite Definition

kôrdē-ə-rīt
noun
A bluish, very hard, pleochroic, crystalline mineral, magnesium aluminum silicate, (Mg,Fe)2Al4Si5O18, used sometimes as a gem.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cordierite

Noun

Singular:
cordierite
Plural:
cordierites

Origin of Cordierite

  • French after Pierre L. Cordier (1777–1861), French geologist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCOCOR

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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cordierite

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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