diopside

From French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /daɪˈɑpsaɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /daɪˈɒpsaɪd/

diopside (countable and uncountable, plural diopsides)

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi₂O₆, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

• diopsidite

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Diopside”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “diopside”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
• diopside on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• dipodies

From Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.

• IPA^(key): /djɔp.sid/

diopside m (plural diopsides)

1. (mineralogy) diopside

• “diopside”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.

• IPA^(key): /diˈɔ.psi.de/
• Rhymes: -ɔpside
• Hyphenation: di‧ò‧psi‧de

diopside f (plural diopsidi)

1. (mineralogy) diopside