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chalcedony

noun
/kælˈsɛd.ə.ni/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλκηδόνιος (khalkēdónios), from Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand).

  1. derived from χαλκηδόνιος
  2. borrowed from chalcēdōnius

Definitions

  1. A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence

    A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for chalcedony. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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