chrysoberyl

[ kris-uh-ber-uhl ]

/ ˈkrɪs əˌbɛr əl /

noun

a mineral, beryllium aluminate, BeAl2O4, occurring in green or yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gem.

Also called cymophane.

Origin of chrysoberyl

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin chrȳsoberyllus<Greek chrȳsobḗryllos, equivalent to chrȳso-chryso- + bḗryllosberyl

Words nearby chrysoberyl

Chryse Planitia, chrysiasis, Chrysippus, Chrysler, chryso-, chrysoberyl, chrysocale, chrysocarpous, chrysocolla, chrysoderma, chrysograph

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Example sentences from the Web for chrysoberyl

Chrysoberyl (alexandrite and also the greenish-yellow chrysoberyl).
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Now and then she sipped of the wine, Lacrymae Christi from Viterbo, of the greenish straw color of the chrysoberyl.
Under the Witches' Moon|Nathan Gallizier
Another mineral species which, like spinel, has just three elements in its composition is chrysoberyl.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Chrysoberyl is known as a constituent of certain kinds of granite, pegmatite and gneiss.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various

Then follows the topaz, which, with spinel and chrysoberyl, has a hardness of 8; whilst quartz falls a degree lower.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chrysoberyl

chrysoberyl

/ (ˈkrɪsəˌbɛrɪl) /

noun

a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl 2 O 4

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单词	chrysoberyl
释义	chrysoberyl [ kris-uh-ber-uhl ] / ˈkrɪs əˌbɛr əl / noun a mineral, beryllium aluminate, BeAl2O4, occurring in green or yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gem. Also called cymophane. Origin of chrysoberyl 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin chrȳsoberyllus<Greek chrȳsobḗryllos, equivalent to chrȳso-chryso- + bḗryllosberyl Words nearby chrysoberyl Chryse Planitia, chrysiasis, Chrysippus, Chrysler, chryso-, chrysoberyl, chrysocale, chrysocarpous, chrysocolla, chrysoderma, chrysograph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chrysoberyl Chrysoberyl (alexandrite and also the greenish-yellow chrysoberyl). A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade Now and then she sipped of the wine, Lacrymae Christi from Viterbo, of the greenish straw color of the chrysoberyl. Under the Witches' Moon\|Nathan Gallizier Another mineral species which, like spinel, has just three elements in its composition is chrysoberyl. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade Chrysoberyl is known as a constituent of certain kinds of granite, pegmatite and gneiss. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various Then follows the topaz, which, with spinel and chrysoberyl, has a hardness of 8; whilst quartz falls a degree lower. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for chrysoberyl chrysoberyl / (ˈkrɪsəˌbɛrɪl) / noun a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl 2 O 4 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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