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pyroxene.

Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.

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noun/paɪˈɹɒk.siːn/UK/paɪˈɹɑk.sin/US
  1. Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.

Where this word comes from

From French pyroxène, from pyro- + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”).

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