chrysoberyl
A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with…A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl₂O₄, used as a gemstone.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl₂O₄, used as a gemstone.
Chrysoberyll
хризобери́ллxrizoberíll
a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
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Origin
From Latin chrysoberyllus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσοβήρυλλος (khrūsobḗrullos, “gold beryl”)From Latin chrysoberyllus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσοβήρυλλος (khrūsobḗrullos, “gold beryl”), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) after its color, and βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), equivalent to chryso- + beryl.
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Forms
plural: chrysoberyls| Singular | chrysoberyl |
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