am|a|zon|ite

am|a|zon|ite
am|a|zon|ite «AM uh zuh nyt», noun.
a semiprecious stone, a bright, bluish-green variety of feldspar.
[for Amazon stone (< the Amazon River) + -ite1]

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  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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  • Amazon stone — Amazonite Am a*zon*ite, Amazon stone Am a*zon stone , n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris green color. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amazonite — Am a*zon*ite, Amazon stone Am a*zon stone , n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris green color. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amazonite — am•a•zon•ite [[t]ˈæm ə zəˌnaɪt[/t]] n. mir a green feldspar, a variety of microcline, used as an ornamental material. Also called Am′azon stone • Etymology: 1595–1605; Amazon (river) + ite I …   From formal English to slang

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