clinohypersthene

noun

cli·​no·​hypersthene

¦klīnō+

: a monoclinic magnesium-iron pyroxene (Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆ common in certain basaltic rocks

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary clin + hypersthene; originally formed as German klinohypersthen

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