Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hypersthene

Hypersthene (hī"pẽr*sthēn) , noun

[Greek "ype`r over + sqe`nos strength: compare French hyperstène.]

(Mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface.