hemachate

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noun

A variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.

Similar
blood agate
OriginLatin haemachātēs ← Ancient Greek *αἱμᾰχᾱ́της →
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Meanings

nounhemachate (plural hemachates)

plural hemachates

  1. chemistryA variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.

    Synonyms: blood agate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.

Similar
blood agate

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek*αἱμᾰχᾱ́της
  2. Latinhaemachātēs
  3. Englishhemachate

From Latin haemachātēs, from Ancient Greek *αἱμᾰχᾱ́της (*haimăkhā́tēs), from αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”) + ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (ăkhā́tēs, “agate”).

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APA

hemachate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemachate

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“hemachate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemachate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemachate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemachate.

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