Etymology

chalybite

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Today it means: Synonym of siderite. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χάλυψ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχάλυψ“steel”
  2. English todaychalybite

From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups, “steel”) + -ite.

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