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malachite


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Malachite  \Mal"a*chite\,  n.  [Fr.  Gr  ?  a  mallow,  from  its 
  resembling  the  green  color  of  the  leaf  of  mallows:  cf  F. 
  malachite.  Cf  {Mallow}.]  (Min.) 
  Native  hydrous  carbonate  of  copper,  usually  occurring  in 
  green  mammillary  masses  with  concentric  fibrous  structure. 
 
  Note:  Green  malachite,  or  malachite  proper,  admits  of  a  high 
  polish,  and  is  sometimes  used  for  ornamental  work  Blue 
  malachite,  or  azurite,  is  a  related  species  of  a  deep 
  blue  color. 
 
  {Malachite  green}.  See  {Emerald  green},  under  {Green},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  malachite 
  n  :  a  green  mineral  used  as  an  ore  of  copper  and  for  making 
  ornamental  objects 




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