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hemachate

hemachate noun: a variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.

Noun

hemachate (plural hemachates)

  1. A variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.
    Synonyms:
    blood agate

Synonyms of hemachate

  • blood agate

Forms of hemachate

pluralhemachates

Origin of hemachate

From Latin haemachātēs, from Ancient Greek *αἱμᾰχᾱ́της (*haimăkhā́tēs), from αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”) + ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (ăkhā́tēs, “agate”).

Questions about hemachate

What does hemachate mean?
Hemachate means a variety of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.
What part of speech is hemachate?
Hemachate is a noun.
What is the plural of hemachate?
The plural of hemachate is hemachates.

Words near hemachate in the dictionary

  1. hem up
  2. hem-
  3. hem-line
  4. Hema
  5. hemabate
  6. hemachate
  7. hemachates
  8. hemachrome
  9. hemacidin
  10. hemacidins
  11. hemacite

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