Meanings
nounazurite (plural azurites)
plural azurites
- chemistryA blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu²⁺₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.
Synonyms: chessylite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu²⁺₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.
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Origin
- Persianلاژورد“blue color”
- Englishazurite
From Persian لاژورد (lâžvard, “blue color”).
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Catalan atzurita
- atzuritablue, vitreous mineral
Chinese Mandarin 藍銅礦 /蓝铜矿, 石青
- 藍銅礦 /蓝铜矿 (lántóngkuàng)blue, vitreous mineral
- 石青 (shíqīng)blue, vitreous mineral
Esperanto azurito
- azuritoblue, vitreous mineral
Finnish atsuriitti
- atsuriittiblue, vitreous mineral
French azurite
- azuriteblue, vitreous mineral
German Azurit
- Azuritblue, vitreous mineral
Greek αζουρίτης
- αζουρίτης (azourítis)blue, vitreous mineral
Hungarian azurit
- azuritblue, vitreous mineral
Italian azzurrite
- azzurriteblue, vitreous mineral
Polish azuryt
- azurytblue, vitreous mineral
Portuguese azurita
- azuritablue, vitreous mineral
Russian азури́т
- азури́т (azurít)blue, vitreous mineral
Spanish azurita
- azuritablue, vitreous mineral
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“azurite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azurite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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