amazonite

[From Amazon, the great South American river, and ite Gr. λίθος (lithos) a stone.] The name of a mineral, called also Amazon-stone: it is a variety of Orthoclase. [AMAZON-STONE.] ămb, tăm, prefix . [In compos. only. Lat. amb on both sides around, as ambio = to surround; ambo both; am , with the same meaning, as amp lector = to encircle. Gr. άμφί ( amphi ) = on both sides. In A.S. emb, yть ; O. H. Ger. ump i ; Irish un, um; Welsh am ; Sansc. abhi , abhitus.]