Definitions for Peridot

Peridot per·i·dot

Spelling: [per-i-doh, -dot]
IPA: /ˈpɛr ɪˌdoʊ, -ˌdɒt/

Peridot is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 248 anagrams from letters in Peridot (deioprt).

Definitions for Peridot

noun

  1. a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.

Origin of Peridot

1300-50; French péridot; replacing Middle English peritot Middle French

Examples for Peridot

True olivine (the peridot or the chrysolite of the trade) is of a fine leaf-green or bottle-green shade in the peridot.

Some fine gems of peridot, garnet and turquoise have been found.

Chrysolite (peridot, or olivine) was regarded in Shakespeare's time and earlier as of exceptional rarity.

Certain stones, notably the peridot (or chrysolite) and the hessonite (or cinnamon stone), have an oily luster.

peridot, and the brighter olivine or chrysolite, while of the same mineral species, do not seem to occur together.

The name is unfortunate as it is identical with the true name of the mineral which gives us peridot.

I examined the basaltic rock on several spots, and found that it contained numerous crystals of peridot.

Both these mountains are composed of basalt, containing numerous crystals of peridot.

The emerald rainstorm contains a bright green mineral of a class called olivine—also known as peridot to us Earth-dwellers.

Word Value for Peridot
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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