different between spinel vs candite

English

Alternative forms

• spinelle (dated)

Etymology

French spinelle, perhaps from Latin spina (“a thorn, a prickle”), in allusion to its pointed crystals.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sp??n?l/, /?sp?n?l/
• Rhymes: -?l, -?n?l

Noun

spinel (countable and uncountable, plural spinels)

1. (mineralogy) 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. (solid state chemistry) Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
3. Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.

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Derived terms

• selenospinel
• sulfospinel

Translations

See also

• ruby

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Spinel”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “spinel”, in Mindat.org?^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• Esplin, L-spine, Pilsen, pinsel, spline

Old English

Alternative forms

• spinl, spinil, spindel, spindle

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spi.nel/

Noun

spinel f

1. spindle

Derived terms

• mulne spinel

Descendants

• Middle English: spyndel, spyndylle, spyndell, spindelle, spyndle, spindil, spyndill, spyndul, spindel, spinle, spindle
  • English: spindle, spinnel
  • Scots: spinnell, spindill

Romanian

Etymology

From French spinelle.

Noun

spinel m (plural spineli)

1. spinel

Declension

English

Etymology

Candy +? -ite, from an old name for Kandy, Sri Lanka, where it was found.

Noun

candite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A dark variety of spinel.

Italian

Adjective

candite

1. feminine plural of candito

Anagrams

• cadenti
• decanti