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chrysolite

American  
[kris-uh-lahyt] / ˈkrɪs əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. olivine.

chrysolite British  
/ ˈkrɪsəˌlaɪt, ˌkrɪsəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

  1. another name for olivine

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Other Word Forms

  • chrysolitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of chrysolite

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

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