chalcanthite
[ kal-kan-thahyt ]
/ kælˈkæn θaɪt /
noun
Mineralogy.
blue vitriol.
Origin of chalcanthite
1855–60; < Latin
chalcanth(um) (< Greek
chálkanthon blue vitriol, literally, flower of copper, equivalent to
chalk(ós) copper +
ánth(os) flower +
-on neuter suffix) +
-ite1
Words nearby chalcanthite
chakravartin,
chal.,
chalasia,
chalaza,
chalazion,
chalcanthite,
chalcedon,
chalcedony,
chalcid,
chalcidfly,
chalcidice
British Dictionary definitions for chalcanthite
chalcanthite
/ (kælˈkænθaɪt) /
noun
a blue secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper sulphate in triclinic crystalline form. Formula: CuSO 4 .5H 2 O
Word Origin for chalcanthite
C19: via German from Latin
chalcanthum copper sulphate solution, from Greek
khalkanthon, from
khalkos copper +
anthos flower; see
-ite
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