chrysolite

[ kris-uh-lahyt ]

nounMineralogy.

Origin of chrysolite

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Latin chrȳsolithus<Greek chrȳsólithos, equivalent to chrȳso-chryso- + líthos stone; see -lite

Other words from chrysolite

  • chrys·o·lit·ic [kris-uh-lit-ik], /ˌkrɪs əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for chrysolite

chrysolite

/ (ˈkrɪsəˌlaɪt) /


noun
  1. another name for olivine

Derived forms of chrysolite

  • chrysolitic (ˌkrɪsəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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