[ 'krɪsəlʌɪt ]
■ noun a yellowish-green or brownish variety of olivine, used as a gemstone.
Origin
ME: from OFr. crisolite , from med. L. crisolitus , from L. chrysolithus , based on Gk khrusos 'gold' + lithos 'stone'.
[ 'krɪsəlʌɪt ]
■ noun a yellowish-green or brownish variety of olivine, used as a gemstone.
Origin
ME: from OFr. crisolite , from med. L. crisolitus , from L. chrysolithus , based on Gk khrusos 'gold' + lithos 'stone'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004