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prasine

UK/ˈpɹeɪziːn/

prasine noun: a green gem; an emerald.

Noun

prasine (plural prasines)

  1. (obsolete) A green gem; an emerald.
  2. (obsolete) A type of green pigment.
  3. Pseudomalachite.
    • It is possible that just as chrysocolla is silicated malachite, so prasine is phosphated malachite; the physical appearance of these minerals strongly confirms this view.1864 November 5, William Crookes, editor, The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science: […] , volume 10, number 257, London: J. H. Dutton, […] , →OCLC, Revision of the Mineral Phosphates, page...

Adjective

prasine (comparative more prasine, superlative most prasine)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of leek-green.
    • He recalled, in passing, the sweetness in his lap, her round little bottom, her prasine eyes as she turned toward him and the receding road.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 5, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1970, →ISBN, part 2, page 287
    Synonyms:
    leek-green

prasine meaning in Bengali

prasine in Bengali

একটি সবুজ রত্ন, একটি পান্না, এক ধরণের সবুজ রঞ্জক, সিউডোম্যালাকাইট

Synonyms of prasine

Forms of prasine

Noun
pluralprasines
Adjective
comparativemore prasine
superlativemost prasine

Origin of prasine

From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Questions about prasine

What does prasine mean?
Prasine means a green gem; an emerald.
What is prasine in Bengali?
Prasine in Bengali is একটি সবুজ রত্ন, একটি পান্না, এক ধরণের সবুজ রঞ্জক. See Prasine meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is prasine?
Prasine can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce prasine?
Prasine is pronounced /ˈpɹeɪziːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of prasine?
The plural of prasine is prasines.

Words near prasine in the dictionary

  1. prashant
  2. prashants
  3. Prasiddh
  4. Prasiddha
  5. Prasiddhi
  6. prasine
  7. prasines
  8. prasinite
  9. prasinodermophyte
  10. prasinophobia
  11. prasinophycean

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