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单词 hiddenite
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hiddenite

[ hid-n-ahyt ]
/ ˈhɪd nˌaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a rare, transparent variety of spodumene, colored yellow-green to emerald-green by chromium: used as a gem.

Origin of hiddenite

Named after William E. Hidden (1853–1918), U.S. mineralogist, who discovered it in 1879; see -ite1

Words nearby hiddenite

Hidalgo y Costilla, Hidatsa, hidden, hidden agenda, hidden hand, hiddenite, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hide, Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek
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Example sentences from the Web for hiddenite

  • The company estimates the value of this entire yield of hiddenite at about $2,500.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887|Various

  • Hiddenite occurs in small slender monoclinic crystals of prismatic habit, often pitted on the surface.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hiddenite

hiddenite
/ (ˈhɪdəˌnaɪt) /

noun

a green transparent variety of the mineral spodumene, used as a gemstone

Word Origin for hiddenite

C19: named after W. E. Hidden (1853–1918), American mineralogist who discovered it
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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