† prasoliten.

Forms: 1800s prasilite, 1800s prasolite.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρασο- , -lite comb. form¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πρασο-, combining form (in e.g. πρασοκουρίς prasocoride n.) of πράσον leek (see prasine n. and adj.) + -lite comb. form¹. Compare praseolite n.In form prasilite probably after -i- connective, although compare also ancient Greek πράσιος leek-green (see prase n.).

Mineralogy. Obsolete. rare.

A pale green, fibrous mineral, perhaps a variety of chlorite, consisting of an aluminosilicate of iron and magnesium.

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1840 T. Thomson in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 17 416 Prasolite is a name by which I have distinguished a mineral which occurs in the Kilpatrick hills... it was brought to me by one of my students about two years ago.

1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 503 Prasilite... Probably a chlorite of some kind.

1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals 217 Prasolite, a leek-green, fibrous mineral, probably a var. of chlorite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prasolite
释义	† prasoliten. Forms: 1800s prasilite, 1800s prasolite. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρασο- , -lite comb. form¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek πρασο-, combining form (in e.g. πρασοκουρίς prasocoride n.) of πράσον leek (see prasine n. and adj.) + -lite comb. form¹. Compare praseolite n.In form prasilite probably after -i- connective, although compare also ancient Greek πράσιος leek-green (see prase n.). Mineralogy. Obsolete. rare. A pale green, fibrous mineral, perhaps a variety of chlorite, consisting of an aluminosilicate of iron and magnesium. ΚΠ 1840 T. Thomson in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 17 416 Prasolite is a name by which I have distinguished a mineral which occurs in the Kilpatrick hills... it was brought to me by one of my students about two years ago. 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 503 Prasilite... Probably a chlorite of some kind. 1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals 217 Prasolite, a leek-green, fibrous mineral, probably a var. of chlorite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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