olivenite
/əʊˈlɪvənʌɪt/ /ˈɒlɪvənʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
Native basic copper arsenate, occurring as orthorhombic crystals or masses, usually of an olive-green colour.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Jameson (1774–1854), geologist and natural historian. From German Oliven- (in Olivenerz from Oliven-, combining form of Olive + Erz ore) + -ite.
- mononucleotide
- mono-olein
- monooxygenase
- monopalmitin
- monoped
- monopede
- monophage
- monophagous
- monophane
- monophase
- monophasic
- purple patch
- purple patchery
- purple prose
- purple quartz
- purple ragwort
- purple-red
- purple sandpiper
- purple saxifrage
- purple sea urchin
- purple-seller
- purple sin
- purple sprouting broccoli
- purple spurge
- purple state