Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for linarite. Search instead for lindoite.

linarite

American  
[lahy-nuh-rahyt, li-nahr-ahyt] / ˈlaɪ nəˌraɪt, lɪˈnɑr aɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.

Etymology

Origin of linarite

1835–45; named after Linares, where found; see -ite 1

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "linarite" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com