diopside
English

Diopside
Etymology
From French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈɑpsaɪd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈɒpsaɪd/
Noun
diopside (countable and uncountable, plural diopsides)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Diopside”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “diopside”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
diopside on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djɔp.sid/
Further reading
- “diopside”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈɔ.psi.de/
- Rhymes: -ɔpside
- Hyphenation: di‧ò‧psi‧de
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