augite
Plural: augites
Noun
- A dark rock-forming mineral of the pyroxene group.
- dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium
- A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
Examples
- Finding a place for AUGITE on the board was as hard as finding the actual mineral.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin augītēs.
Scrabble Score: 7
augite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaugite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
augite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
augite: valid Words With Friends Word