"pyrophane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyrophanes [plural]
Etymology: pyro- + Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “I show or shine”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pyro|}} pyro- +, {{der|en|grc|φαίνω||I show or shine}} Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “I show or shine”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pyrophane (countable and uncountable, plural pyrophanes)
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mineralogy

Inflected forms

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