alexandrite

1. 1.

   a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone

   Broaderchrysoberyl

Other forms of alexandrite

plural

alexandrites·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about alexandrite

What does alexandrite mean?

alexandrite means "a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone".

How many syllables are in alexandrite?

alexandrite has 4 syllables and divides as a-lex-an-drite under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.