Lemizh / English dictionary

glàst.

to make (colour) violet, purple (any hue between magenta and blue)

glilstkà. to make lime green, yellow-green

glystnÌs. iodine (symbol: Ι)
glistvnè. rubidium (symbol: Ια) (⇐ vnè glìste. ‘making fire violet’)

Usage notes

There is an enzyme called GLAST in the Müller glia of the eye’s retina.

A gamma-ray space observatory has been termed GLAST, after the short wavelengths of violet light. And of course there is EGRET.

Etymology

< NLem dlost‑a ‘lavender’ [a painter’s term for the specific hue of a valued type of lavender]
< LMLem ydlàstt‑yr ‘lavender’ [colour]
< MLem ydlaystt‑yr
< Ghe əᴛˡaəstt‑ə̄ /əd̠ˡa͜əs̟ttɯː/