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ALMANDITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does almandite mean?
• ALMANDITE (noun)
The noun ALMANDITE has 1 sense:
1. a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
Familiarity information: ALMANDITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
almandine; almandite
Hypernyms ("almandite" is a kind of...):
garnet (any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive)
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