ceylonite

noun

cey·​lon·​ite

variants or less commonly ceylanite

sə̇ˈläˌnīt,

sē-,

sā-

plural -s

: a dark-colored spinel

called also pleonaste

Word History

Etymology

earlier ceylanite, from French, from Ceylan Ceylon, its locality + French -ite

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