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CITRINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("citrine" is a kind of...):
quartz (a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities)
transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)
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