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vesuv (czen) | Vesuv,Vesuvius[zem.] n: |
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vesuvian (encz) | vesuvian, n: |
vesuvianite (encz) | vesuvianite, n: |
vesuvius (encz) | Vesuvius,Vesuv [zem.] n: |
Vesuvian (gcide) | Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. V['e]suvien, It. Vesuviano.]
Of or pertaining to Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples.
[1913 Webster]Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, n. [G. vesuvian. See Vesuvian, a.]
1. (Min.) Vesuvianite.
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2. A kind of match or fusee for lighting cigars, etc.
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Vesuvianite (gcide) | Vesuvianite \Ve*su"vi*an*ite\, n. (Min.)
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive,
of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It
is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia,
and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase.
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Vesuvine (gcide) | Vesuvine \Ve*su"vine\, n.
A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic
azo compounds of benzene; -- called also Bismarck brown,
Manchester brown, etc.
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mount vesuvius (wn) | Mount Vesuvius
n 1: a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast;
a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny
the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: Vesuvius, {Mount
Vesuvius}, Mt. Vesuvius] |
mt. vesuvius (wn) | Mt. Vesuvius
n 1: a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast;
a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny
the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: Vesuvius, {Mount
Vesuvius}, Mt. Vesuvius] |
vesuvian (wn) | vesuvian
n 1: a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated
silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a
gemstone [syn: vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase] |
vesuvianite (wn) | vesuvianite
n 1: a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated
silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a
gemstone [syn: vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase] |
vesuvius (wn) | Vesuvius
n 1: a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast;
a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny
the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: Vesuvius, {Mount
Vesuvius}, Mt. Vesuvius] |
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