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spinel
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[ˈspɪn(ə)l], (Noun)
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- a hard glassy mineral occurring as octahedral crystals of variable colour and consisting chiefly of magnesium and aluminium oxides
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Origin
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early 16th century: from French spinelle, from Italian spinella, diminutive of spina ‘thorn’
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