Cymophane

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cymophane \Cym"o*phane\ (s?m"?-f?n or s?"m?-), n. [Gr. ??? wave
     + ??? To appear: cf. F. cymophane. So named in allusion to a
     peculiar opalescence often seen in it.] (Min.)
     See {Chrysoberyl}.
     [1913 Webster]