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Amethyst

A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Relating to color, or to colors.

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Quartz 76% connected

A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow…

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Bravais lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Complex noun · 78% connection

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

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Coordination compound noun · 78% connection

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

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Crystal lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Ligand noun · 78% connection

a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom

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Organometallic compound noun · 78% connection

a compound containing an alkyl or aryl radical bonded to a metal.; "Tetracarbonyl nickel, and ferrocene are examples of organometallic…

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Oxidation number noun · 78% connection

the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "th…

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Oxidation state noun · 78% connection

the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "th…

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Space lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Alabaster noun · 78% connection

A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this…

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Amethystine adjective · 78% connection

Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.

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Basanite noun · 78% connection

Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the…

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Beryl noun · 78% connection

A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…

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Cacholong noun · 78% connection

An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.

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Cairngormstone unknown · 78% connection

A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found esp, in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland.

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Cassius noun · 78% connection

A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and stai…

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Coerulignone noun · 78% connection

A bluish violet, crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar. It is regarded as a complex quinone derivat…

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Crystal noun · 78% connection

The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -…

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Crystalline adjective · 78% connection

Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized.

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Cudbear noun · 78% connection

A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain spe…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, crystallized, quartz, purple, bluish.
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Diopside noun · 78% connection

A crystallized variety of pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green color; mussite.

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Empurple verb · 78% connection

To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple.

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Gram method noun · 78% connection

a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…

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Gram stain noun · 78% connection

a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…

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Gram's method noun · 78% connection

a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…

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Gram's procedure noun · 78% connection

a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…

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Gram's stain noun · 78% connection

a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…

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