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turquoise

DEFINITIONS OF: turquoise

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n a shade of blue tinged with green

Synonyms:
aqua, aquamarine, cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue
Type of:
blue, blueness
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

n a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

“blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone”
Type of:
mineral
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
opaque gem
a gemstone that is opaque
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