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adjective
- resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky
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| calcite |
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noun - (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO?3, found as limestone, chalk and marble
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| carbonado |
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noun
- meat or fish that has been scored and broiled
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| carnallite |
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noun - (mineralogy) a saline evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride
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| chalcocite |
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noun (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) cuprous sulphide, (<math>Cu_2S</math>), an important ore of copper.
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| chalky |
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adjective
- Consisting of or containing chalk.
- Resembling chalk in any way.
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| chiastolite |
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noun - (mineralogy) an aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions
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| chlorite |
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noun
- (chemistry) Any salt of chlorous acid
- (mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium
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| chrysoprase |
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noun
- a variety of light-green translucent quartz
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| cinnabar |
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noun
- A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS?; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion
- (color) a bright red colour tinted with orange.
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adjective
- (color) of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
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| clinozoisite |
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noun (uncountable)
- (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.
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| color |
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noun
- The spectral composition of visible light.
- Humans and birds can perceive .
- 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.
- Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and greys).
- He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all ".
- Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
- Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
- (figuratively) interest, especially in a selective area.
- a bit of local .
- 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?
- (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
(color-colour (noun))
verb
- To give something color.
- We could the walls red.
- To draw within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
- My kindergartener loves to .
- (context, of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
- To affect without completely changing.
- That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
- To attribute a quality to.
- (colloquial) Color me confused.
(color-colour (verb))
adjective
- Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
- Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.
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| corundum |
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noun - (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
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| cristobalite |
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noun
- (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>
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| cryolite |
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noun
- The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na3AlF?6).
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| cummingtonite |
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noun
- (chemistry): A mineral, magnesium-iron silicate hydroxide, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, originally discovered in Cummington, Massachusetts.
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| cuprite |
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noun - (mineralogy) A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper.
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