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malachite

/ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/

malachite noun: a bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.

malachite: a bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper
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Noun

malachite (countable and uncountable, plural malachites)

  1. A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
    • Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128
    Synonyms:
    green mineral
  2. A mild green color, like that of the mineral.

Adjective

malachite (comparative more malachite, superlative most malachite)

  1. Of a color ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

malachite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog

malachite in Hindi

mineral
दाना फ़िरंग dānā firaṅg

malachite in Tamil

மலக்கைற்று

malachite in Bengali

অলংকারে ব্যবহৃত সবুজ পাথরবিশেষ

malachite in Tagalog

mineral
malakita, tansong lungti, tansong lunti
More languagesFewer languages
malachite in Arabic
دَهْنَج dahnaj
malachite in Persian
مالاکیت mâlâkit, دهنج dahnaj

Synonyms of malachite

Forms of malachite

Noun
pluralmalachites
Adjective
comparativemore malachite
superlativemost malachite

Origin of malachite

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochītis, from Ancient Greek μολόχη (molókhē, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).

Words formed from malachite

Questions about malachite

What does malachite mean?
Malachite means a bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
What is malachite in Hindi?
Malachite in Hindi is दाना फ़िरंग (dānā firaṅg). See Malachite meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is malachite?
Malachite can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce malachite?
Malachite is pronounced /ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/.
What is the plural of malachite?
The plural of malachite is malachites.

Words near malachite in the dictionary

  1. Malachi
  2. Malachi crunch
  3. Malachi crunches
  4. malachiid
  5. malachiids
  6. malachite
  7. malachite green
  8. malachites
  9. malachitic
  10. malachitization
  11. malachy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: malachite (page history and authors); malachite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); malachite (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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