diopside
Meaning of diopside
noun
a mineral occurring as white to pale green crystals in metamorphic and basic igneous rocks. It consists of a calcium and magnesium silicate of the pyroxene group, often also containing iron and chromium.
early 19th century: from French, formed irregularly from di-3 ‘through’ + Greek opsis ‘aspect’, later interpreted as derived from Greek diopsis ‘a view through’.
Information about diopside
- It is a name.
- The plural form of diopside is: diopsides.
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Hyphenation of diopside
diop-side
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- diopside is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of diopside
Words that rhyme with diopside
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