CHRYSOBERYL


Meaning of CHRYSOBERYL in English

/kris"euh ber'euhl/ , n.

a mineral, beryllium aluminate, BeAl 2 O 4 , occurring in green or yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gem. Also called cymophane .

[ 1350-1400; ME chrysoberyllus chrysobéryllos, equiv. to chryso- CHRYSO- + béryllos BERYL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .