Associations to the word «Olivine»

Wiktionary

OLIVINE, noun. (mineralogy) (geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.

Dictionary definition

OLIVINE, noun. A mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke