English

Noun

peridot ‎(plural peridots)

1. A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 51:

     Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot, which has a subtle green light all its own.

   • 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128:

     Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are  […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

Derived terms

• peridotite

Translations

Anagrams

• diopter
• dioptre
• proetid
• proteid
• protide