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pyrochlore |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyrochlore \Pyr"o*chlore\, n. [Pyro- + Gr ? pale green.] (Min.) A niobate of calcium, cerium, and other bases, occurring usually in octahedrons of a yellowish or brownish color and resinous luster; -- so called from its becoming grass-green on being subjected to heat under the blowpipe.