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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYPERSTHENE

Hy "per *sthene, n. Etym: [Gr. hyperstène.] (Min. )

Defn: An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller ) on the cleavage surface.

New American Oxford Dictionary

hypersthene

hy per sthene |ˈhīpərˌsTHēn ˈhaɪpərsθin | ▶noun a greenish rock-forming mineral of the orthopyroxene class, consisting of a magnesium iron silicate. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: coined in French, from hyper- ‘exceeding ’ + Greek sthenos ‘strength ’ (because it is harder than hornblende ).

Oxford Dictionary

hypersthene

hypersthene |ˈhʌɪpəsθiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a greenish rock-forming mineral of the orthopyroxene class, consisting of a magnesium iron silicate. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: coined in French, from hyper- ‘exceeding ’ + Greek sthenos ‘strength ’ (because it is harder than hornblende ).