achroit

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄχροος (ákhroos) + -it. First attested in 1897.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /axˈrɔ.it/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: ach‧ro‧it

Noun

achroit m inan

  1. (mineralogy) achroite (a colourless form of tourmaline)

Declension

References

  1. Alojzy Marian Łomnicki (1897) Mineralogia i geologia : na 5 kl. gimn. (in Polish), page 60

Further reading

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