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Anil
noun · 78% connection
A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Bise
noun · 78% connection
A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Blue
superl. · 78% connection
Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Bornite
noun · 78% connection
A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Boulangerite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Chalcanthite
noun · 78% connection
Native blue vitriol. See Blue vitriol, under Blue.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Chalcocite
noun · 78% connection
Native copper sulphide, called also copper glance, and vitreous copper; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Chalcopyrite
noun · 78% connection
Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragona…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Chrysocolla
noun · 78% connection
A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Copper
noun · 78% connection
A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Coppery
adjective · 78% connection
Mixed with copper; containing copper, or made of copper; like copper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Crocidolite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and sod…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Cupric
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Cuprite
noun · 78% connection
The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Cuprous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Cyanosite
noun · 78% connection
Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol, under Blue.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Dark
adjective · 78% connection
Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.
Eruginous
adjective · 78% connection
Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; aeruginous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: native, sulphide, copper, occuring, masses.