Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
horn
Horn, Cape
horn fly
horn in
horn of plenty
horn-rims
hornbeam
hornbill
hornblende
hornbook
horned
horned dinosaur
horned lizard
horned owl
horned pout
horned toad
horned viper
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

hornblende
horn·blende [ háwrn blènd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
variety of amphibole: a dark green to black mineral of the amphibole group, containing calcium, iron, magnesium, and sodium
[Late 18th century. < German]

horn·blend·ic [ hawrn bléndik ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft