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Definitions of spinel
  1. noun
    a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
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  • mg a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
  • magnesium a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
  • peyote a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
  • mezcal a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
  • mescal a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
  • almandine a purple variety of the ruby spinel
  • balas a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel
  • ruby spinel a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)
  • ariocarpus fissuratus usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States
  • living rock usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States
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