CORDIERITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cordierite mean? 

• CORDIERITE (noun)
  The noun CORDIERITE has 1 sense:

1. a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone

  Familiarity information: CORDIERITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORDIERITE (noun)

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Meaning:

A blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cordierite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cordierite"):

water sapphire (a deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone)