py·rope (p  r p )n. A deep red garnet, Mg3Al2Si3O12, used as a gem. [Middle English pirope, from Old French, from Latin pyr pum, gold-bronze alloy, from Greek purpos, fiery, kind of red bronze : puro-, pyro- + ps, p-, eye, face; see okw- in Indo-European roots.] |
pyrope [ˈpaɪrəʊp]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a deep yellowish-red garnet that consists of magnesium aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
[C14 (used loosely of a red gem; modern sense C19): from Old French pirope, from Latin pyrōpus bronze, from Greek purōpus fiery-eyed, from pur fire + ōps eye]
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| Noun | 1. | pyrope - a deep red garnet used as a gemstone garnet - any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive |
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