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periclase

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Noun

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per=i=clase

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun periclase has 1 sense

periclase(n = noun.substance) magnesia, magnesium oxide - a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium; Array

is a kind of mineral

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CIDE DICTIONARY

periclase, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. to break.].

A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in isometric crystals. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

periclase, n. a pale mineral consisting of magnesia.

Etymology

mod.L periclasia, erron. f. Gk peri exceedingly + klasis breaking, from its perfect cleavage

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