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periclase


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Periclase  \Per"i*clase\,  Periclasite  \Per`i*cla"site\,  n.  [Pref. 
  peri-  +  Gr  ?  to  break.]  (Min.) 
  A  grayish  or  dark  green  mineral,  consisting  essentially  of 
  magnesia  (magnesium  oxide),  occurring  in  granular  forms  or  in 
  isometric  crystals. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  periclase 
  n  :  a  white  solid  mineral  that  occurs  naturally  as  periclase;  a 
  source  of  magnesium  [syn:  {magnesia},  {magnesium  oxide}] 




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