Definitions for periclase

periclase per·i·clase

Spelling: [per-i-kleys, -kleyz]
IPA: /ˈpɛr ɪˌkleɪs, -ˌkleɪz/

Periclase is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 737 anagrams from letters in periclase (aceeilprs).

Definitions for periclase

noun

  1. a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.

Origin of periclase

1835-45; German Periklas New Latin periclasia, equivalent to peri- peri- + Greek klás(is) a breaking (cf. -clase) + -ia -