First Known Use: circa 1880
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alexandrite
noun al·ex·an·drite \-ˈzan-ˌdrīt\
Definition of ALEXANDRITE
: a grass-green chrysoberyl that shows a red color by transmitted or artificial light
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Origin of ALEXANDRITE
German Alexandrit, from Alexander I Russian emperor
Rhymes with ALEXANDRITE
adipocyte, amazonite, amoebocyte, amyl nitrite, anthophyllite, anti-Semite, butyl nitrite, cosmopolite, dermatophyte, electrolyte, embryophyte, exurbanite, gemütlichkeit, Gibeonite, Gileadite, go fly a kite, hermaphrodite, idiot light, Indo-Hittite, McCarthyite, meteorite, Michiganite, Midianite, multipartite, New Hampshirite, New Jerseyite, potato blight, property right, quadripartite, Rhode Island White, spermatocyte, substantive right, suburbanite, sweetness and light, theodolite, Turkish delight, Wyomingite
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