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单词 chrysocolla
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chrysocolla

[ kris-uh-kol-uh ]
/ ˌkrɪs əˈkɒl ə /

noun

a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO3⋅2H2O, occurring in compact, green or blue masses, sometimes used in ornaments.

Origin of chrysocolla

1590–1600; <Latin chrȳsocolla<Greek chrȳsókolla gold solder, equivalent to chrȳso-chryso- + kólla glue (cf. collage)

Words nearby chrysocolla

Chrysler, chryso-, chrysoberyl, chrysocale, chrysocarpous, chrysocolla, chrysoderma, chrysograph, chrysography, chrysoidine, chrysolite
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Example sentences from the Web for chrysocolla

  • At Neusohl in the Carpathians, green water flowing from an ancient tunnel wears away this chrysocolla with it.

    De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
  • Gold and copper are equally indicated by chrysocolla and azure; silver and lead, by the lead.

    De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
  • By chrysocolla of the ancients is generally understood borax, which cannot however be meant in this passage.

    The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
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