Associations to the word «Pyroxene»

Wiktionary

PYROXENE, noun. (mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.

Dictionary definition

PYROXENE, noun. Any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.