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Taxonomy vs Spinel - What's the difference?

taxonomy | spinel |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and spinel

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while spinel is   Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    spinel

    English

    (wikipedia spinel)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy)   Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
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  • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel , tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}
  • (solid state chemistry)   Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
  • Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.
  • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * ruby

    Derived terms

    * selenospinel * sulfospinel

    Anagrams

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