Meaning Of The Word Spinel

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spinel in American English
a variously colored, crystalline mineral, MgAlO4, used as a gem; magnesium aluminum oxide
noun: any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals

spinel in British English
noun: any of a group of hard glassy minerals of variable colour consisting of oxides of aluminium, magnesium, chromium, iron, zinc, or manganese and occurring in the form of octahedral crystals: used as gemstones

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