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spinel

The correct spelling is spinel.

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noun

IPA: /spɪˈnɛl/

Say it like: Spi-nel

The correct spelling is spinel. Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
  2. 2.Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
  3. 3.Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.

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