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malachite
/ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/
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What does malachite mean?
noun
- A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
- A mild green color, like that of the mineral.
adjective
- Of a color ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.
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/ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/
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I slipped on the uneven floor, and fell over one of the malachite tables, almost breaking my shin.
Ivory, coral, amber, bone, tortoise shell, malachite, etc., are so closely imitated that the imitation can only be detected by analysis.
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The malachite columns for the screen are fifty feet high, and exceed everything that has yet been done in that beautiful mineral.