- hiddenite
- noun Etymology: William E. Hidden died 1918 American mineralogist Date: 1881 a transparent usually green spodumene valued as a gem
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Hiddenite — is a pale to emerald green variety of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone.The first specimens of the hiddenite variety of spodumene were recovered about 1879 near the tiny settlement of White Plains, west of Stony Point, Alexander… … Wikipedia
Hiddenite — Hid den*ite, n. [After W. E. Hidden.] (Min.) An emerald green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, used as a gem. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hiddénite — ● hiddénite nom féminin (de W. E. Hidden, nom propre) Variété verte de spodumène, utilisée en joaillerie … Encyclopédie Universelle
hiddenite — ☆ hiddenite [hid′ n īt΄ ] n. [after W. E. Hidden, U.S. mineralogist who discovered it (1879)] a rare, yellowish to emerald green variety of spodumene, a semiprecious stone … English World dictionary
Hiddenite, North Carolina — Hiddenite is an unincorporated community in east central Alexander County, North Carolina. It is part of the Hickory ndash;Lenoir ndash;Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town of Hiddenite was incorporated in 1913, but its charter was… … Wikipedia
Hiddenite (Carolina del Norte) — Hiddenite Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
hiddenite — /hid n uyt /, n. Mineral. a rare, transparent variety of spodumene, colored yellow green to emerald green by chromium: used as a gem. [after William E. Hidden (1853 1918), U.S. mineralogist, who discovered it in 1879; see ITE1] * * * green … Universalium
hiddenite — noun A pale green form of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone … Wiktionary
hiddenite — hid·den·ite … English syllables
hiddenite — hid•den•ite [[t]ˈhɪd nˌaɪt[/t]] n. mir jew a rare emerald green transparent variety of spodumene used as a gem • Etymology: after William E. Hidden (1853–1918), U.S. mineralogist, who discovered it in 1879; see ite I … From formal English to slang
