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rhodochrosite definition

rho·do·chro·site (rō′də krō′sīt′)

noun

a glassy pinkish-to-gray mineral, MnCO, an ore of manganese

Etymology: Ger rhodochrosit < Gr rhodochrōs, rose-colored (< rhodon, rose: see Rhoda) + chrōsis, a coloring < chrōs, color, akin to chrōma: see chrome + Ger -it, -ite

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