nephrite

See also: néphrite

English

Nephrite

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lapis nephriticus, via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)

1. (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

• Catalan: nefrita f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 軟玉／软玉 (zh) (ruǎnyù), 软玉 (zh) (ruǎnyù), (formerly) 玉 (zh) (yù)

• Finnish: nefriitti (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: néphrite (fr) f
• German: Nephrit m
• Italian: nefrite (it) f
• Latin: lapis nephrīticus m, nephrītēs
• Spanish: nefrita f

Anagrams

• prehnite, repineth, ripeneth, trephine