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CHRYSOBERYL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chrysoberyl mean?
• CHRYSOBERYL (noun)
The noun CHRYSOBERYL has 1 sense:
1. a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
Familiarity information: CHRYSOBERYL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("chrysoberyl" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
opaque gem (a gemstone that is opaque)
Meronyms (substance of "chrysoberyl"):
atomic number 4; Be; beryllium; glucinium (a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chrysoberyl"):
alexandrite (a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone)
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