Associations to the word «Nephrite»

Wiktionary

NEPHRITE, noun. (mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

Dictionary definition

NEPHRITE, noun. An amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King