jadeite C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪt/ UK /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a hard pyroxene mineral rich in sodium and aluminium, one of the two main materials called jade The jeweller identified the green stone as jadeite rather than nephrite. Thesaurus Word family Related forms jadenephritemineral Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # jadeite **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪt/ ## Meanings 1. a hard pyroxene mineral rich in sodium and aluminium, one of the two main materials called jade ## Examples - The jeweller identified the green stone as jadeite rather than nephrite. ## Related Forms - jade - nephrite - mineral ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown