tourmaline

== English == === Etymology === From French tourmaline, ultimately from Sinhalese තෝරමල්ලී (tōramallī, “carnelian”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʊɚ.mə.lɪn/, /ˈtʊɚ.məˌlin/ === Noun === tourmaline (countable and uncountable, plural tourmalines) (mineralogy) A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone. A transparent gemstone cut from it. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== luxulyanite Mohrenkopf ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === moluranite == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuʁ.ma.lin/ === Noun === tourmaline f (plural tourmalines) tourmaline === Further reading === “tourmaline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012