chalybite

[ kal-uh-bahyt ]

nounMineralogy.

Origin of chalybite

1
1855–60; <Greek chalyb- (stem of chályps) iron, also iron-worker, member of the Chalybes, a tribe of Asia Minor noted for their blacksmiths + -ite1

Words Nearby chalybite

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use chalybite in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for chalybite

chalybite

/ (ˈkælɪˌbaɪt) /


noun
  1. another name for siderite (def. 1)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012