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goshenite

goshenite noun: a colourless variety of beryl.

Noun

goshenite (uncountable)

  1. A colourless variety of beryl.

Origin of goshenite

From Goshen + -ite, named after the town of Goshen, Massachusetts where it was first discovered.

Questions about goshenite

What does goshenite mean?
Goshenite means a colourless variety of beryl.
What part of speech is goshenite?
Goshenite is a noun.

Words near goshenite in the dictionary

  1. goshdarned
  2. goshdarnit
  3. goshdurn
  4. Goshen
  5. Goshen County
  6. goshenite
  7. Goshens
  8. gosherd
  9. gosherds
  10. Goshi
  11. Goshing

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