Almandine

Definitions: Almandine

Almandine

Noun

1. A purple variety of the ruby spinel.

2. A deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate.

Specialty Definitions: Almandine

Domain	Definitions
Mining	A. An isometric mineral, 8[Fe32+ Al2 Si3 O 12 ] ; pyralspilite subgroup of the garnet group, with Fe replaced by Mg, Mn, and Ca; in red to brownish-black dodecahedral and trapezohedral crystals, or massive; Mohs hardness, 7-1/2; occurs in medium-grade metamorphic rock and felsic igneous rocks; used as a gemstone and an abrasive. Formerly called almandite; alamandine; almond stone. b. A violet or mauve variety of ruby spinel; a reddish-purple to purplish-red spinel.c. A reddish-purple sapphire (almandine sapphire). (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Almandine

Modern Translations: Almandine

Language		Translations for "almandine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		almandin. (various references)

Dutch		almandien. (various references)

French		almandine, almandin, escarboucle. (various references)

German		Almandin. (various references)

Greek		αλμανδίνης, αλαμανδίνησ. (various references)

Italian		almandino. (various references)

Pig Latin		almandineay

Portuguese		almandina. (various references)

Russian		альмандин. (various references)

Spanish		almandina, alamandino. (various references)

Ukranian		альмандін. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations & Misspellings: Almandine

Derivations
	Words beginning with "almandine": almandines. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Almandine" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: almandines, Almansi, Almudena, salamantine, salmantina. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "Almandine"

Words rhyming with "almandine" (pronounced 'Al"man*dine'): Aldine, Almondine, Amandine, Andine, Bernardine, Brigandine, Cappadine, Celandine, Chloriodine, Chrysoidine, Cinchonidine, Collidine, Coridine, Cryptidine, Cumidine, Cymidine, Didine, Dipyridine, Ferrandine, grenadine, Guanidine, Haberdine, Hirudine, Hirundine, iodine, Juglandine, Lutidine, Meconidine, Misseldine, Muscardine, Nandine, Naphthalidine, Nicotidine, Oxamidine, Oxyrrhodine, Paludine, Pardine, Phenanthridine, Piperidine, Pyridine, Quinaldine, Quinidine, Rubidine, Sanidine, Secundine, Smaragdine, Solanidine, Sordine, Teredine, Thialdine. (additional references)

Anagrams: Almandine

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-i-l-m-n-n"
	-1 letter: amandine, landmine, mainland, melanian.
	-2 letters: alanine, annelid, laminae, landman, landmen, leadman, lindane, lineman, melanin.
	-3 letters: aidman, aidmen, alanin, alined, anadem, anemia, animal, anneal, daimen, denial, inland, lamiae, lamina, limned, linden, maenad, maiden, mailed, maline, manila, manned, medial, median, medina, menial, milden, nailed.
	-4 letters: adman, admen, ailed, aimed, aland, alane, alien, aline, amain, amend, amide.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-i-l-m-n-n"
	+1 letter: almandines, mainlander.
	+2 letters: mainlanders.
	+3 letters: delaminating, delamination, salamandrine.
	+4 letters: delaminations, determinantal, unmanipulated.
	+5 letters: denominational, fundamentalism, fundamentalist.
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