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Meaning of "crocoite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CROCOITE

From Greek krokoeis saffron-coloured, golden + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CROCOITE

crocoite  [ˈkrəʊkəʊˌaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROCOITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crocoite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROCOITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

crocoite

Crocoite

Crocoite is a mineral consisting of lead chromate, PbCrO4, and crystallizing in the monoclinic crystal system. It is identical in composition with the artificial product chrome yellow used as a paint pigment.

Definition of crocoite in the English dictionary

The definition of crocoite in the dictionary is a rare orange secondary mineral consisting of lead chromate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: PbCrO4 Also called: red-lead ore.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROCOITE


baddeleyite
ˈbædlɪˌaɪt
dichroite
ˈdaɪkrəʊˌaɪt
epsomite
ˈɛpsəmˌaɪt
galleryite
ˈɡælərɪˌaɪt
gunite
ˈɡʌnˌaɪt
Karaite
ˈkɛərəˌaɪt
Leavisite
ˈliːvɪsˌaɪt
Leninite
ˈlenɪnˌaɪt
Michiganite
ˈmɪʃɪɡənˌaɪt
Midianite
ˈmɪdɪənˌaɪt
Puseyite
ˈpjuːzɪˌaɪt
ruralite
ˈrʊərəlˌaɪt
tephroite
ˈtefrəʊˌaɪt
tholeiite
ˈθəʊlɪˌaɪt
tinguaite
ˈtɪŋɡwəˌaɪt
uintaite
jʊˈɪntəˌaɪt
Wisconsinite
wɪsˈkɒnsɪnˌaɪt
Wyomingite
waɪˈəʊmɪŋˌaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROCOITE

crocidolite
crocine
crock
crock of shit
crocked
crockery
crocket
Crockett
Crockford
Crockpot
crocodile
crocodile bird
crocodile clip
Crocodile River
crocodile tears
crocodile-infested
crocodilian
crocoisite
crocosmia
crocus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROCOITE

black and white
black-and-white
boite
cite
cryptozoite
despite
elite
epizoite
favourite
in black and white
in the white
invite
lite
merozoite
petite
quite
satellite
site
sporozoite
trophozoite

Synonyms and antonyms of crocoite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crocoite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROCOITE

Find out the translation of crocoite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crocoite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crocoite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

crocoite
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crocoíta
570 millions of speakers

English

crocoite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crocoite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

crocoite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Крокоит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crocoite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

crocoite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crocoïte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Crocoite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krokoit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

crocoite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

crocoite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crocoite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

crocoit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

crocoite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रोकोईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Krokoyit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crocoite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crocoite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крокоит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crocoite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

crocoite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crocoite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

crocoite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crocoite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crocoite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROCOITE»

The term «crocoite» is normally little used and occupies the 146.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROCOITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crocoite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crocoite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crocoite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROCOITE»

Discover the use of crocoite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crocoite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
CROCOITE key words Physical vitality, wisdom of the heart, communion with the Divine, passion, love, enlightenment ELEMENT Storm c ii \ k h as Root (ist), Heart (4th), Crown (7th) Crocoite is a lead chromate mineral with a hardness of 2.5 to ...
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
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Tables of Gemstone Identification
Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens. Scheelite synthetic Baddeleyite Crocoite Cubic Zirconia art. prod. Simpsonite Scheelite Scheelite synthetic Baddeleyite Crocoite Cubic Zirconia art. prod. Simpsonite Scheelite Scheelite synthetic Baddeleyite ...
Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens, 2007
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Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values ...
Color:Red Group: Chromates Crocoite occurs as prismatic crystals, often striated lengthwise System: Monoclinic (commonly poorly terminated with pitted depressions) in aggregates; and also can be massive in form. Crocoite is usually a bright ...
Patti Polk, 2012
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Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary and Optical Microscopy of ...
Webmineral, 2003) 713 The Pigment Compendium CROCOITE OAIOLOVNQQ m_n_>._. m_._._O:IOOO_Zm_OIn_ .m_n__XO m._.<_>_O:IO n_<m_|_ E: __ocoQEoO EoEmE 9:. in. and colour. prism-parallel cleavage. to show pleochroism. 4.
Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments
Crystal of crocoite. Crystallinity Optic sign 2V Monoclinic ve 54°–57° n n n 2.31 2.37 2.66 0.3500 (data from Ford, 1932; cf. Webmineral, 2003) Under plane- polarised light, crocoite forms translucent crystals, strongly pleochroic from acid yellow ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2013
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The Data of Geochemistry
By slow diffusion of solutions of potassium chromate and lead nitrate into one another A. Drevermann * obtained both crocoite and phoeni- oorhroite. Cerusite and anlgesite were formed at the same time from impurities in the reagents.
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, 1920
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Bulletin
By slow diffusion of solutions of potassium chromate and lead nitrate into one another A. Drevermann 1 obtained both crocoite and phceni- coehroite. Cemsite and anlgesite were formed at the same time from impurities in the reagents.
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Pigment Compendium
CROCOITE Red-Orange-Yellow Generic compound Crocoite is a lead chromate mineral with composition PbCrO4. Its red-orange translucent prismatic crystals or aggregates of crystals form where lead ore deposits cross-cut chromiumbearing ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Chromium(VI) Handbook
In 1797, Vauquelin, a professor of chemistry and assaying at the School of Mines in Paris, received samples of the crocoite ore. Vauquelin noted the beauty and scarcity of this Cr ore (Figure 1.2). He noted its value equal to that of gold, and in  ...
Jacques Guertin, James A. Jacobs, Cynthia P. Avakian, 2004
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The Elements
Figure 174: Crocoite (PbCrO4) Chromium came to the attention of westerners in the 18th century. On 26 July 1761, Johann Gottlob Lehmann found an orange- red mineral in the Beryozovskoye mines in the Ural Mountains which he named ...
Pedro Oliveira

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROCOITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crocoite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tasmanian devil declared the state's official animal emblem
The devil will now stand beside Tasmania's floral emblem, the Tasmanian blue gum, and mineral emblem, crocoite. Tasmanian devils are the ... «9news.com.au, May 15»
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The element that made the 20th Century shine
The ore from which Vauquelin isolated his first shiny nuggets of pure metal was discovered in Siberia. Called crocoite, it resembled bright ... «BBC News, May 15»
3
Tasmanian devil nominated for island state emblem
If successful, the devil will stand beside Tasmania's floral emblem, the Tasmanian blue gum, and mineral emblem, crocoite. AUSTRALIAN ... «9news.com.au, Jan 15»
4
Earth's treasures go on show in Paris
A crocoite of Tasmania is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. «Yahoo India News, Dec 14»
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A Strange Business: Making Art and Money in Nineteenth-Century …
Meanwhile, over in France, another chemist, Nicolas Vauquelin, was isolating the pigment chrome yellow from the mineral crocoite – without ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
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Crocoite mining in Tasmania a wild west adventure
Crocoite is Tasmania's mineral emblem but relatively few Tasmanians ... one with significant quantities of quality crocoite is Dundas, Tasmania. «ABC Local, May 14»
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Hope for liver surgery patients
Following his final surgery last Friday, at West Shore Medical, a private hospital in Crocoite, Dr Pearce, who is also a Director of Advanced ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Mar 13»
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Eclectic Collections
... ($19), a 5-pound jar of honey ($10), a telescoping back scratcher ($2), or a small piece of the orange mineral crocoite from Tunisia ($15.00). «Sauk Prairie Eagle, Dec 12»
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Gems and minerals rock Standish exhibition
... see and touch rare gems, sparkling stones and fossils from all over the world, including crocoite, a translucent hot pink crystal from Australia, ... «Press Herald, Apr 12»
10
Animal Emblems of Australia
The state has an official floral emblem, the Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus); and a mineral emblem, crocoite, an unusual orange-red lead mineral. «About - News & Issues, Dec 11»

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