Index of English words, starting with "am"

(1) - Amphibole (n.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See Hornblende.

(1) - Amphibolic (a.) Of or resembling the mineral amphibole.
(2) - Amphibolic (a.) Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.

(1) - Amphibological (a.) Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous.