ODONTOLITE

Meaning of ODONTOLITE in English

noun a fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. it is used as an imitation of turquoise, and hence called bone turquoise.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

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 — also called Bone Turquoise, or Fossil Turquoise, fossil bone or tooth that consists of the phosphate mineral apatite (q.v.) coloured …
Britannica English vocabulary
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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