olivine

Etymology

From olive +‎ -in, later remodelled after -ine.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒlɪviːn/

Noun

olivine (countable and uncountable, plural olivines)

1. (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 51:

     The olivine crystals in most basalts are imperfect, lacking clear crystal faces.

Anagrams

• violine

Noun

olivine f (plural olivines)

1. olivine

Further reading

• “olivine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

olivine f

1. plural of olivina