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Answer for the clue "A yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel ", 9 letters:
rubicelle

Word definitions for rubicelle in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rubicelle \Ru"bi*celle\, n. [Cf. F. rubacelle, rubicelle, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish.] (Min.) A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) An orange-red spinel.

Usage examples of rubicelle.

Fugacious rainbows rippled along reptilian convolutions like oil spilled on water: rubious, rubicelle, aureate, viridescent, argent, cerulean.