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margarite

[ mahr-guh-rahyt ]
/ ˈmɑr gəˌraɪt /
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noun
Mineralogy.
  1. a gray, pink, or yellow mica, occurring in brittle monoclinic crystals.
  2. an aggregate of small, rudimentary crystals resembling minute globules in a row: found in glassy volcanic rocks.
Obsolete. a pearl.
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Origin of margarite

before 1000; Middle English, Old English: pearl <Latin margarīta<Greek margarī́tēs, perhaps <Iranian (compare Pahlavi marvārīt pearl), with final element conformed to Greek -ītēs-ite1

Words nearby margarite

margaric, margaric acid, margarine, margarita, margaritaceous, margarite, margate, Margaux, margay, marge, Margelan
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Words related to margarite

jewel, nacre, seed

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British Dictionary definitions for margarite

margarite
/ (ˈmɑːɡəˌraɪt) /
noun
a pink pearly micaceous mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate. Formula: CaAl 4 Si 2 O 10 (OH) 2
an aggregate of minute beadlike masses occurring in some glassy igneous rocks

Word Origin for margarite

C19: via German from Greek margaron pearl
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