onyx

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/ˈɒnɪks/ English

Definitions

noun

A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.

adjective

Jet-black

Related words

Synonyms

agate gemstone cameo onyx marble chalcedonyx onycha quartzine onicolo chalcedony calcedony sardonyx jasponyx chalcedonite monoquartzite opaline chalcedonius

Associated

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Rhymes

histrionics tectonics electronics phonics avionics harmonics nucleonics sonics tektronix plate tectonics

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