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rubellite

rubellite noun: a red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone.

Noun

rubellite (countable and uncountable, plural rubellites)

  1. A red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone.

Forms of rubellite

pluralrubellites

Origin of rubellite

From Latin rubellus (“reddish”) + -ite.

Questions about rubellite

What does rubellite mean?
Rubellite means a red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone.
What part of speech is rubellite?
Rubellite is a noun.
What is the plural of rubellite?
The plural of rubellite is rubellites.

Words near rubellite in the dictionary

  1. rubelet
  2. rubelets
  3. rubelike
  4. rubella
  5. rubellalike
  6. rubellite
  7. rubellites
  8. Ruben
  9. Rubendall
  10. Rubendalls
  11. Rubenesque

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