molochites
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malachite — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English melochites, from Latin molochites, from Greek molochitēs, from molochē, malachē mallow Date: 1656 a green mineral that is a basic carbonate of copper used especially for making ornamental objects … New Collegiate Dictionary
Malachit — Ma|la|chit 〈[ xi:t] m. 1; Min.〉 smaragdgrünes, dicht od. achatartig gebändertes, glasglänzendes Mineral; Sy Kupferspat [zu grch. malache „Malve“] * * * Ma|la|chịt [griech. maláche = Malve (wegen deren Blattfarbe; Bot.); ↑ it (2)], der; s, e; Syn … Universal-Lexikon
malachite — [mal′ə kīt΄] n. [ME melochites < L molochites < Gr molochitēs, a stone (? malachite) < malachē, molochē, mallow (its color is like that of mallow leaves): < ? Heb malluaḥ, a lettuce like plant > L malva,MALLOW] a bright green,… … English World dictionary
malachite — {{hw}}{{malachite}}{{/hw}}s. f. (mineral.) Carbonato basico di rame in cristalli di un bel colore verde, usato anche come pietra ornamentale. ETIMOLOGIA: dal lat. molochìte(m), a sua volta dal greco molóchites (líthos) ‘pietra preziosa’, così… … Enciclopedia di italiano
Malachit — Ma|la|chit [... xi:t, auch ... xit] der; s, e <über gleichbed. lat. molochitis aus gr. molochítēs zu molóchē, Nebenform von maláchē »Malve« (nach der Farbe der Malvenblätter); vgl. 2↑...it> ein schwärzlich grünes Mineral, Schmuckstein … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
malachite — n. a bright green mineral of hydrous copper carbonate, taking a high polish and used for ornament. Etymology: OF melochite f. L molochites f. Gk molokhitis f. molokhe = malakhe mallow … Useful english dictionary
