Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: jadeite  'jey,dIt
  1. A hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade; found principally in Burma
    "Jadeite is highly prized in Chinese culture for its beauty and symbolic value"

Derived forms: jadeites

Type of: mineral

Encyclopedia: Jadeite