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  Olivier, Sir Laurence Kerr. olla  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
olivine
 
SYLLABICATION:ol·i·vine
PRONUNCIATION:  l-vn
NOUN: A mineral silicate of iron and magnesium, principally (Mg, Fe)2SiO4, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a structural material in refractories and in cements. Also called chrysolite.
ETYMOLOGY: olive (from its color) + –ine1.
OTHER FORMS:oli·vinic (-vnk) , oli·vi·nitic (-v-ntk) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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  Olivier, Sir Laurence Kerr. olla  
 
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