CHALCANTHITE


Meaning of CHALCANTHITE in English

/kal kan"thuyt/ , n.

Mineral. See blue vitriol .

[ 1855-60; chalcanth ( um ) ( chálkanthon blue vitriol, lit., flower of copper, equiv. to chalk ( ós ) copper + ánth ( os ) flower + -on neut. suffix) + -ITE 1 ]

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