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calcareous
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adjective
  1. resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky
calcite
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noun
  1. (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO?3, found as limestone, chalk and marble
carbonado
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noun
  1. meat or fish that has been scored and broiled
carnallite
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noun
  1. (mineralogy) a saline evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride
chalcocite
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noun (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) cuprous sulphide, (<math>Cu_2S</math>), an important ore of copper.
chalky
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adjective
  1. Consisting of or containing chalk.
  2. Resembling chalk in any way.
chiastolite
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noun
  1. (mineralogy) an aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions
chlorite
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noun
  1. (chemistry) Any salt of chlorous acid
  2. (mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium
chrysoprase
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noun
  1. a variety of light-green translucent quartz
cinnabar
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noun
  1. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS?; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion
  2. (color) a bright red colour tinted with orange.
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adjective
  1. (color) of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
clinozoisite
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noun (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral found in crystalline schists, a metamorphic product of calcium feldspar.
  • Composition: Hydrous calcium aluminum silicate <math>Ca_2Al_3O (SiO?_4) (Si_2O_7) (OH)</math>
  • Habit: Prismatic crystals with striations parallel to the b-axis.
  • Physical characteristics: Hardness 6-6.5; Specific gravity 3.25-3.37; Luster vitreous, transparent to translucent; Color gray to green or pink.
color
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noun
  1. The spectral composition of visible light.
Humans and birds can perceive .
  1. A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
  1. Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and greys).
He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all ".
  1. Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
  1. (figuratively) interest, especially in a selective area.
a bit of local .
  1. In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analyists.
Could you give me some with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
  1. (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
(color-colour (noun))
verb
  1. To give something color.
We could the walls red.
  1. To draw within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
My kindergartener loves to .
  1. (context, of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
  2. To affect without completely changing.
That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
  1. To attribute a quality to.
(colloquial) Color me confused. (color-colour (verb))
adjective
  1. Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.
corundum
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noun
  1. (mineralogy) an extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminium oxide, that occurs in the form of the gemstones ruby and sapphire; it is used as an abrasive
cristobalite
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noun
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature. Cristobalite is chemically identical to quartz, but has a different crystal structure. Crystals are always microscopic, and usually form small rounded masses.
  • Chemical composition: Silicon dioxide, <math>SiO?_2</math>
cryolite
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noun
  1. The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na3AlF?6).
cummingtonite
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noun
  1. (chemistry): A mineral, magnesium-iron silicate hydroxide, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, originally discovered in Cummington, Massachusetts.
cuprite
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noun
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper.
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