a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
Word origin
C19: from Greek kuma wave, undulation + -phane
cymophane in American English
(ˈsaɪməˌfeɪn)
noun
an opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
Word origin
cymo- + -phane
cymophane in American English
(ˈsaiməˌfein)
noun
Mineralogy
chrysoberyl
Word origin
[1795–1805; cymo- + -phane]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hopscotch, mannerism, oxidize, sharpshooter, steeplechase