nephrite

Significado (Inglés)

A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

Conceptos

nefrita

jade

Sinónimos

jade

greenstone

kidney stone

nephritis

nepherite

Traducciones

nefrita

néphrite

nefriet

niersteen

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.