Etymology

chlorastrolite

C3H4L1O1R1A1S1T1R1O1L1I1T1E1

Today it means: A green or bluish variety of pumpellyite. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χλωρός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχλωρός“green”
  2. English todaychlorastrolite

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”) + ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) (in allusion to its appearance) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχλωρός all →

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