First Known Use: 13th century
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chrysolite
noun chrys·o·lite \ˈkri-sə-ˌlīt\
Definition of CHRYSOLITE
: olivine
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Origin of CHRYSOLITE
Middle English crisolite, from Anglo-French, from Latin chrysolithos, from Greek, from chrys- + -lithos -lite
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