Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A grass-green cleavable calcite from India which derives its color from inclosed glauconite.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun mineralogy A bright green variety of calcite.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Hislop +‎ -ite after Stephen Hislop (1816-1873), a Scottish missionary in India.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hislopite.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.