Rhodochrosite Definition
rōdə-krōsīt
noun
A glassy pinkish-to-gray mineral, MnCO3, an ore of manganese.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Rhodochrosite
Noun
Singular:
rhodochrosite
Plural:
rhodochrositesOrigin of Rhodochrosite
From Ancient Greek ῥοδόχρως (rhodokhrōs, “having rosy colour”), from ῥόδον (rhodon, “rose”) + χρώς (khros, “colour”).
From Wiktionary
German Rhodochrosit from Greek rhodokhrōs rose-colored rhodo- rhodo- khrōs color
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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