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per·i·dot  (pr-dt, -d)

n.

A yellowish-green variety of olivine used as a gem.

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[Middle English, from Old French.]

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peri·dotic (-dtk, -dtk) adj.

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peridot [ˈpɛrɪˌdɒt]

n

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a pale green transparent variety of the olivine chrysolite, used as a gemstone

[from Old French peritot, of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peridot - a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone chrysolite - a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone transparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion

Translations

peridot [ˈperɪdɒt] N → peridotita f