chrysolite
chrysolite · chrysolites
crysolit, Chrysolith
Originally, any of various green-coloured gemsOriginally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
/ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
crysolit, Chrysolith
More definitions
- a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
Translations
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By meaning 1
a gemstone:
Origin
From Middle English crisolite, from Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus,From Middle English crisolite, from Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”). By surface analysis, chryso- (“pertaining to gold”) + -lite (“pertaining to rocks, minerals”).
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Forms
plural: chrysolites| Singular | chrysolite |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedchrysolitic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable