periclase

English

Noun

periclase (countable and uncountable, plural periclases)

1. (mineralogy) A cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO).

Translations

a mineral, cubic magnesium oxide

• Finnish: periklaasi
• French: périclase (fr) f
• German: Periklas m
• Italian: periclasio m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: periclase f
• Spanish: periclasa f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Periclase”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “periclase”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• episclera, prelacies, replicase, sale price, specialer

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Portuguese

Noun

periclase f (plural periclases)

1. (mineralogy) periclase