pyroxene: Meaning and Definition of

py•rox•ene

Pronunciation: (pī-rok'sēn, pu-, pī'rok-sēn"), [key]
— n.
  1. any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of rocks, esp. basic igneous rocks. Cf.
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