margarite
[ mahr-guh-rahyt ]
/ ˈmɑr gəˌraɪt /
noun
Mineralogy.
- a gray, pink, or yellow mica, occurring in brittle monoclinic crystals.
- 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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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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