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amberine

amberine noun: a yellow to yellow-green variety of chalcedony found in Death Valley, California.

Noun

amberine (uncountable)

  1. A yellow to yellow-green variety of chalcedony found in Death Valley, California.
    • The moss agates of Montana and the yellow-green moss agate of California known as amberine are used as gemstones.1887, George S. Brady, Materials Handbook Eleventh Edition, page 20

Origin of amberine

From amber + -ine.

Questions about amberine

What does amberine mean?
Amberine means a yellow to yellow-green variety of chalcedony found in Death Valley, California.
What part of speech is amberine?
Amberine is a noun.

Words near amberine in the dictionary

  1. ambergrises
  2. Amberi
  3. amberies
  4. amberiferous
  5. Amberina
  6. amberine
  7. ambering
  8. amberish
  9. amberite
  10. amberize
  11. amberized

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