Definitions for uvarovite

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uvarovite u·va·rov·ite

Spelling: [oo-vahr-uh-vahyt, yoo-]

IPA: /uˈvɑr əˌvaɪt, yu-/

Uvarovite is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 283 anagrams from letters in uvarovite (aeiortuvv).

Definitions for uvarovite

noun

1. Mineralogy. a variety of garnet colored emerald-green by the presence of chromium.

Origin of uvarovite

1825-35; German, named after Count S. S. Uvarov (1785-1855), president of St. Petersburg Academy; see -ite¹

Examples for uvarovite

uvarovite, named for Count Uvarov of Russia, also makes valuable gems if found in pieces of sufficient size and luster.

Green garnets are of two kinds, the calcium-iron garnet, known as demantoid, and the calcium-chromium garnet known as uvarovite.