/roh'deuh kroh"suyt/ , n.
a mineral, manganese carbonate, MnCO 3 , commonly containing some iron and calcium, and usually rose-red in color: a minor ore of manganese; manganese spar. Also called dialogite .
[ 1830-40; rhodóchros rose-colored ( rhódo ( n ) RHODO- + chrós color; cf. CHROMA) + -ITE 1 ]