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neph·rite  audio  (nfrt) KEY 

NOUN:
A white to dark green variety of jade, chiefly a metasilicate of iron, calcium, and magnesium.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek nephros, kidney (from the belief that it cured kidney diseases) + -ite1


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