azurite

Plural: azurites

Noun

A bright blue copper mineral.
blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite
A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu²⁺₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.

Examples

AZURITE was a gem of a word, scoring on two double-letter squares.

Origin / Etymology

From Persian لاژورد (lâžvard, “blue color”).

Synonyms

chessylite

Scrabble Score: 16

azurite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
azurite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
azurite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

azurite: valid Words With Friends Word