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单词 chrysolite
释义

chrysolite

noun

chrys·​o·​lite ˈkri-sə-ˌlīt How to pronounce chrysolite (audio)
: olivine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Olivine is the term for a family of volcanic rocks that includes the gemstone form known as peridot or chrysolite. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English crisolite "a yellowish gemstone, as topaz," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin chrȳsolithos, borrowed from Greek chrȳsólithos, from chrȳso- chryso- + líthos "stone" (of obscure origin)

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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