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tanzanites

tanzanites is the plural of tanzanite.

Meaning of tanzanite

Noun

tanzanite (countable and uncountable, plural tanzanites)

  1. A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.
    • For those to whom gems light the way, a brand new semi-precious stone will be seen for the first time. Called "Tanzanite," the stone was discovered recently in Tanzania. A blue, very much like sapphire, with a slight violet cast, it is exclusive with Tiffany.1968 October 1, Margene Morris, “Tiffany gets a new home”, in San Francisco Examiner, number 80, San Francisco, Calif.: San Francisco Newspaper Print Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22, column 2
    Synonyms:
    blue zoisite, pleochroic zoisite, vanadium zoisite

Questions about tanzanites

What is tanzanites the plural of?
Tanzanites is the plural of tanzanite.

Words near tanzanites in the dictionary

  1. Tanzanian
  2. Tanzanianness
  3. Tanzanians
  4. Tanzanion
  5. tanzanite
  6. tanzanites
  7. tanzawaic acid
  8. tanzeb
  9. tanzebs
  10. Tanzer
  11. Tanzers

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