chrysolite

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English crisolite, from Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”). By surface analysis, chryso- (“pertaining to gold”) +‎ -lite (“pertaining to rocks, minerals”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/ === Noun === chrysolite (countable and uncountable, plural chrysolites) (mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Chrysolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “chrysolite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. === Anagrams === chrysotile == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρυσόλιθος (khrusólithos), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + λίθος (líthos, “rock”). See also Old French crisolite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁi.zɔ.lit/ === Noun === chrysolite f (plural chrysolites) (mineralogy) chrysolite [from c. 1600] (obsolete) gems such as chrysoberyl, sapphire, topaz, or tourmaline (any of various gemstones with a golden, and especially greenish) tint [until 19th century] peridot, prehnite, or apatite ==== Alternative forms ==== chrysolithe ==== Synonyms ==== (peridot): chrysolite des volcans (prehnite): chrysolite du Cap (apatite): chrysolithe ordinaire === Further reading === “chrysolite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Noun === chrȳsolite vocative singular of chrȳsolitus