different between malachite vs hydrocarbonate

English

Etymology

From Middle French malachite, from Latin moloch?tis, from Ancient Greek ?????? (molókh?, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæl?ka?t/

Noun

malachite (countable and uncountable, plural malachites)

1. (mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
2. A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

Derived terms

• malachite green
• pseudomalachite

Translations

Adjective

malachite (comparative more malachite, superlative most malachite)

1. Of a colour ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

See also

• Appendix:Colors

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.la.?it/

Noun

malachite f (plural malachites)

1. malachite

Further reading

• “malachite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek ?????? (malakh?, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.la?ki.te/

Noun

malachite f (plural malachiti)

1. (mineralogy) malachite

English

Etymology

hydro- +? carbonate

Noun

hydrocarbonate (plural hydrocarbonates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) bicarbonate
2. (organic chemistry, obsolete) hydrocarbon
3. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) hydrous carbonate, such as malachite

Related terms

• hydrocarbonated