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malachite en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/
Etymology
From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochītis, from Ancient Greek μολόχη (molókhē, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).
Meanings
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Of a color ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.
Forms
malachite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/
Etymology
From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochītis, from Ancient Greek μολόχη (molókhē, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
2012 March 14, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128:
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(countable, uncountable) A mild green color, like that of the mineral.
Forms
Deriveds
malachite green · pseudomalachite · azurite-malachite
Synonyms
green mineral
Translations (59)
el μαλαχίτης (mineral) · ko 공작석 (mineral) · sv malakit (mineral) · ru малахи́т (mineral) · crh baqırtaş (mineral) · pt malaquite (mineral) · it malachite (mineral) · fa مالاکیت (mineral) · cy malachit (colour) · et malahhiit (mineral) · de malachitfarben (colour) · ar دَهْنَج (mineral) · hy դահանակ (mineral) · ota باقر طاشی (mineral) · fi malakiittivihreä (colour) · tr malahit (mineral) · de Malachit (mineral) · hy մալախիտ (mineral) · es azurita (colour) · eo malakito (mineral) · tl tansong lungti (mineral) · hy մոլոշաքար (mineral) · tl tansong lunti (mineral) · es malaquita (mineral) · gl malaquita (mineral) · mn ногоолин (mineral) · ja 孔雀石 (mineral) · cs malachit (mineral) · io malakito (mineral) · grc χρυσοκόλλα (mineral) · da malakit (mineral) · sl malahit (mineral) · ast malaquita (mineral) · nl malachiet (mineral) · pl malachit (colour) · ga malaicít (mineral) · tl malakita (mineral) · la molochītēs (mineral) · pl malachit (mineral) · egy wAD-Z1:O39 (mineral) · fi vuorivihreä (colour) · ca malaquita (mineral) · la molochītis (mineral) · sv malakitgrön (colour) · ro malahit (mineral) · ja くじゃく石 (mineral) · fr malachite (mineral) · tk ýaşyldaş (mineral) · fi malakiitti (mineral) · cy malachit (mineral) · cy malacit (mineral) · crh min (mineral) · cy malacit (colour) · fa دهنج (mineral) · cmn 孔雀石 (mineral) · hi दाना फ़िरंग (mineral) · tr bakır taşı (mineral) · ota دهنج (mineral) · pt malaquita (mineral)