Definitions for uvaroviteuˈvɑr əˌvaɪt, yu-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•va•rov•iteuˈvɑr əˌvaɪt, yu-(n.)
the rarest of the garnets, colored emerald-green by the presence of chromium.
Category: Mineralogy
Origin of uvarovite:
< G (1832), after Count S. S. Uvarov (1785–1855), president of St. Petersburg Academy
Wiktionary
uvarovite(Noun)
A rare chromium-bearing garnet mineral with a vivid emerald-green colour.
Origin: after Count Sergei Semenovitch Uvarov (1765-1855).
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