Meanings
plural chrysoberyls
- countableuncountablechemistryA vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl₂O₄, used as a gemstone.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
2012 March 28, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128Synonyms: gold beryl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl₂O₄, used as a gemstone.
Origin
- Ancient Greekχρῡσοβήρυλλος“gold beryl”
- Latinchrysoberyllus
- Englishchrysoberyl
From Latin chrysoberyllus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσοβήρυλλος (khrūsobḗrullos, “gold beryl”), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) after its color, and βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), equivalent to chryso- + beryl.
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Catalan crisoberil
- crisoberilmineral
Finnish krysoberylli
- krysoberyllimineral
French chrysobéryl
- chrysobérylmineral
German Chrysoberyll
- Chrysoberyllmineral
Hindi कर्केतन, जमुर्रद
- कर्केतन (karketan)mineral
- जमुर्रद (jamurrad)mineral
Italian crisoberillo
- crisoberillomineral
Japanese 金緑石, クリソベリル
- 金緑石 (Kinryokuseki)mineral
- クリソベリル (Kurisoberiru)mineral
Portuguese crisoberilo
- crisoberilomineral
Russian хризобери́лл
- хризобери́лл (xrizoberíll)mineral
Spanish crisoberilo
- crisoberilomineral
Thai ไพฑูรย์
- ไพฑูรย์ (pai-tuun)mineral
Cite this entry
chrysoberyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chrysoberyl
“chrysoberyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chrysoberyl. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chrysoberyl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chrysoberyl.
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