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Periot vs Peridot - What's the difference?

periot | peridot |

As nouns the difference between periot and peridot

is that periot is a unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain while peridot is a transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.

periot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain.

    • See also

    * perrot

    Anagrams

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    peridot

    English

    (wikipedia peridot)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
    • Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot , which has a subtle green light all its own.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are 

    Derived terms

    * peridotite

    Anagrams

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