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CHRYSOBERYL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chrysoberyl" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

opaque gem (a gemstone that is opaque)

Meronyms (substance of "chrysoberyl"):

atomic number 4; Be; beryllium; glucinium (a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chrysoberyl"):

alexandrite (a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone)

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