nephrite
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
nephrites
- 1.
(countable, uncountable)(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
Nguồn gốc từ
From la lapis nephriticus, via grc λίθος νεφριτικός, meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.