odontolite

American

[oh-don-tl-ahyt] / oʊˈdɒn tlˌaɪt /

noun

bone turquoise.

odontolite British

/ ɒˈdɒntəˌlaɪt /

noun

another name for bone turquoise

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Etymology

Origin of odontolite

From French, dating back to 1810–20; odonto-, -lite

Example Sentences

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So that around the bones there eventually appears a beautiful turquoise casing; the bone centre is also coloured like its casing, though not entirely losing its bony characteristics, so that it really forms a kind of ossified turquoise, surrounded by real turquoise, and this is called the "bone turquoise" or "odontolite."

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