PYROXENE, noun [Gr., fire; a stranger; a guest in fire, unaltered.] Augite. A species of minerals of the class of stones, which has been named volcanic shorl; but it is a family which comprehends many substances of different appearances. It is almost always crystalized, but in complicated forms.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.