chrysoberyl
/ˌkrɪsə(ʊ)ˈbɛrɪl
/noun [mass noun]
A greenish or yellowish-green oxide of beryllium and aluminium which occurs as tabular crystals, sometimes of gem quality.Beryllium, another valuable metal associated with the deposits, occurs in a wide variety of minerals, including beryl, chrysoberyl, helvite, phenakite, bavenite, and others....
- A fine greenish-yellow chrysoberyl is currently being found in the gem gravels of the Songea / Tunduru region.
- Alexandrite, an amazing variety of chrysoberyl, changes color in different types of light.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin chrysoberyllus, from Greek khrusos 'gold' + bērullos 'beryl'.
Rhymes
- where
- whereabouts
- whereafter
- whereas
- whereat
- whereby
- where'er
- wherefore
- wherefrom
- wherein
- where it's at
- whereof
- whereon
- where one lives
- where (or when) the rubber meets (or hits) the road
- wheresoe'er
- wheresoever
- where someone is at
- where someone is coming from
- where's the fire?
- where there's a will there's a way
- where there's muck there's brass
- whereto
- whereupon
- wherever