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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
periclase /ˈpɛrɪkleɪz, -s/

▶noun a colourless mineral consisting of magnesium oxide, occurring chiefly in marble and limestone.

– origin C19: from mod. L. periclasia, erroneously from Gk peri ‘utterly’ + klasis ‘breaking’ (because it cleaves perfectly).

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