"chrysolite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/ [UK], /ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/ [US] Forms: chrysolites [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crisolite}} Middle English crisolite, {{der|en|fro|crisolite}} Old French crisolite, {{der|en|ML.|crisolitus}} Medieval Latin crisolitus, {{der|en|la|chrȳsolithus}} Latin chrȳsolithus, {{der|en|grc|χρῡσόλιθος}} Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos), {{surf|en|chryso-|-lite|t1=pertaining to gold|t2=pertaining to rocks, minerals}} By surface analysis, chryso- (“pertaining to gold”) + -lite (“pertaining to rocks, minerals”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chrysolite (countable and uncountable, plural chrysolites)
  1. (mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (a gemstone): χρυσόλιθος (khrusólithos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), زَبَرْجَد (zabarjad) [masculine] (Arabic), ոսկեքար (oskekʻar) (Armenian), 橄欖石 (Chinese Mandarin), 橄榄石 (gǎnlǎnshí) (Chinese Mandarin), krysoliitti (Finnish), chrysolithe [feminine] (French), chrysolite [feminine] (French), ქრიზოლითი (krizoliti) (Georgian), crysolit (German), crysolith (German), krisolit (Indonesian), cloch óir (Irish), зүбаржат (zübarjat) (Kazakh), зүбәржад (zübärjad) (Kazakh), зұбаржат (zūbarjat) (Kazakh), зәбіржат (zäbırjat) (Kazakh), зыбыржат (zybyrjat) (Kazakh), karihorita (Maori), krysolitt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ოქროქვაჲ (okrokvay) (Old Georgian), chrysolita (Spanish), krisolit (Sundanese)

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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "crysolit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "crysolith"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "khrusólithos",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "χρυσόλιθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "krisolit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "cloch óir"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "zübarjat",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "зүбаржат"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "zübärjad",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "зүбәржад"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "zūbarjat",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "зұбаржат"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "zäbırjat",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "зәбіржат"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "zybyrjat",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "зыбыржат"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "karihorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "chrysolita"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krysolitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "a gemstone",
      "word": "krisolit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chrysolite"
}

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