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jadeite Tweet Definition of jadeite Like Definition of jadeite on Facebook
noun 
  1. (mineralogy) A pyroxene mineral, (a sodium aluminium silicate), found in metamorphic rocks.
     
jet Tweet Definition of jet Like Definition of jet on Facebook
noun 
  1. A stream, spout, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
  2. A class of airplane whose engines use turbines rather than propellors.
  3. An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
  4. A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
verb (jet, t, ing)
  1. (intransitive) To spray out of a container.
  2. (intransitive) To travel on a jet plane.
= adjective 
  1. Propelled by turbine engines.
airplane
     

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