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hydrophane
hydrophane Min. (ˈhaɪdrəfeɪn) [mod. f. Gr. ὑδρο- water + -ϕανής apparent, ϕανός bright, clear, f. ϕαίνειν to show.] A variety of opaque or partly translucent opal which absorbs water upon immersion and becomes transparent.1784 Kirwan Elem. Min. 114 Opals and chalcedonies, which by admitting water wi... Oxford English Dictionary
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anthracite
anthracite (ˈænθrəsaɪt) [ad. L. anthracītes, a. Gr. ἀνθρακῑ́της coal-like, f. ἄνθρακ- (-αξ) coal.] † 1. A stone described by Pliny, supposed to be hydrophane. Obs.1601 Holland Pliny (1634) II. 617 There is found in Thesprotia a certaine minerall Rubie called Anthracitis, resembling coles of fire. 17... Oxford English Dictionary
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Museum of Antiquities in Vilnius
Samples included gemstones (pyrope, beryl, geodes, chalcedony, hematite, hydrophane opal), silicates (clay, mica, asbestos, basalt, lava from Vesuvius) wikipedia.org
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oculus
‖ oculus (ˈɒkjʊləs) Pl. oculi (-aɪ). [L. oculus eye, used in technical and transf. senses.] 1. Nat. Hist. a. An eye; spec. a compound eye, as in insects (distinguished from ocellus). b. A spot resembling an eye; an ocellus.1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., Oculus, Anat., Med., Physiol., the eye or organ of vi... Oxford English Dictionary
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opal
opal (ˈəʊpəl) [ad. L. opal-us (Pliny); cf. Gr. ὀπάλλιος; according to Weigand II. 311, from Skr. upala ‘precious stone, gem’, the opal having been first brought from India. Cf. F. opale (16th c. opalle in Littré).] 1. a. An amorphous form of hydrous silica, somewhat resembling quartz, but in certain... Oxford English Dictionary
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pyro-
pyro- (paɪərəʊ, pɪrəʊ) before a vowel or h sometimes pyr- (but more freq. pyro-), repr. Gr. πυρο-, combining form of πῦρ fire, forming the first element in many terms belonging to various arts and sciences. (The second element is properly of Greek, but sometimes of Latin or English origin.) 1. In va... Oxford English Dictionary
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eye
▪ I. eye, n.1 (aɪ) Forms: 1 éaᵹe, éᵹe, (éᵹo, éᵹu, ǽᵹe), 2–4 eȝe, 2–3 eȝhe, 2–5 eiȝe (3 ehe), 3–5 eghe, 3–7 eie, 4 egȝe, ei, hei(e, he (north.), 4–5 eyȝe, eyghe, eighe, yȝe, iȝe, 4–7 ey, 5 egh, yghe, ighe, eyhe, ehe, yhe, ye, ie, (hyghe, hye, iey, ȝee, hee, iȝee, ieae), 5–6 e (north.), (eae, iee), 5–... Oxford English Dictionary
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