nephrite

See also: néphrite

English

Nephrite

Etymology

From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.

Noun

nephrite (countable and uncountable, plural nephrites)

(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

Translations

semi-precious stone

Chinese:
Mandarin: 軟玉 (zh), 软玉 (zh) (ruǎnyù), (formerly) 玉 (zh) (yù)
French: néphrite (fr) f
German: Nephrit m

Italian: nefrite (it) f
Latin: lapis nephrīticus m, nephrītēs
Spanish: nefrita f

Anagrams

prehnite, repineth, ripeneth, trephine

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