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chrysolite definition

chryso·lite (kris′ə līt′)

noun

  1. a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
  2. a yellowish-green, reddish, or brownish variety of olivine

Etymology: ME crisolite < OFr < L chrysolithos < Gr chrysolithos, topaz: see chryso- & -lite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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