chrysoberyl

[ kris-uh-ber-uh l ]
/ ˈkrɪs əˌbɛr əl /

noun

a mineral, beryllium aluminate, BeAl2O4, occurring in green or yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
Also called cymophane.

Origin of chrysoberyl

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin chrȳsoberyllus < Greek chrȳsobḗryllos, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + bḗryllos beryl

Words nearby chrysoberyl

chryselephantine, chrysiasis, chrysippus, chrysler, chryso-, chrysoberyl, chrysocale, chrysocarpous, chrysocolla, chrysoderma, chrysograph

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British Dictionary definitions for chrysoberyl

chrysoberyl
/ (ˈkrɪsəˌbɛrɪl) /

noun

a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl 2 O 4