ALEXANDRITE


Meaning of ALEXANDRITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈzan-ˌdrīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Alexandrit, from Alexander I Russian emperor

Date: circa 1880

: a grass-green chrysoberyl that shows a red color by transmitted or artificial light

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