ODONTOLITE

Meaning of ODONTOLITE in English

also called Bone Turquoise, or Fossil Turquoise, fossil bone or tooth that consists of the phosphate mineral apatite (q.v.) coloured blue by vivianite. It resembles turquoise but may be distinguished chemically.

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ODONTOLITE — ōˈdänt ə lˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from odont- + -lite : a mineral consisting of fossil bone …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODONTOLITE — (n.) A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation of turquoise, …
Английский словарь Webster
ODONTOLITE — ( n. ) A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ODONTOLITE — /oh don"tl uyt'/ , n. See bone turquoise . [ 1810-20; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ODONTOLITE — noun a fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. it is used as an imitation of turquoise, …
Webster English vocab
FOSSIL TURQUOISE — noun : odontolite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONE TURQUOISE — noun : odontolite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONE TURQUOISE — fossil bone or ivory that has been colored naturally or artificially so as to resemble turquoise. Also called fossil turquoise, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VIVIANITE — phosphate mineral, hydrated iron phosphate [Fe3(PO4)28H2O], that occurs as colourless (when freshly exposed) or dark-blue (after long exposure), glassy crystals …
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