"sapphirine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sapphirine [comparative], most sapphirine [superlative]
Etymology: From sapphire + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sapphire|ine}} sapphire + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} sapphirine (comparative more sapphirine, superlative most sapphirine)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling sapphire Derived forms: sapphirine gurnard
    Sense id: en-sapphirine-en-adj-QSus~OR-

Noun

Forms: sapphirines [plural]
Etymology: From sapphire + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sapphire|ine}} sapphire + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sapphirine (countable and uncountable, plural sapphirines)
  1. (mineralogy) A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mineral): saphirine [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-sapphirine-en-noun-22SOwmfx Categories (other): Minerals, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ine, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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