kyanite

noun

ky·​a·​nite ˈkī-ə-ˌnīt 

: an aluminum silicate mineral Al₂SiO₅ that occurs usually in blue thin-bladed triclinic crystals and crystalline aggregates

Word History

Etymology

German Zyanit, from Greek kyanos dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kyanite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite