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prasines

prasines is the plural of prasine.

Meaning of prasine

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...

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Questions about prasines

What is prasines the plural of?
Prasines is the plural of prasine.

Words near prasines in the dictionary

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

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