anatase
[ an-uh-teys, -teyz ]
/ ˈæn əˌteɪs, -ˌteɪz /
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noun Mineralogy.
a naturally occurring crystalline form of titanium dioxide, TiO2.
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Also called octahedrite.
Words nearby anatase
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Example sentences from the Web for anatase
There is no distinct cleavage (rutile and anatase have cleavages); hardness 5-6; sp.
Minute crystals of brookite have been detected with anatase and rutile in the iron-ore of Cleveland in Yorkshire.
Brookite occurs only as crystals, never in compact masses, and is usually associated with either anatase or rutile.
Titanic acid occurs in nature crystallized in anatase, arkansite, brookite, and rutile.
British Dictionary definitions for anatase
anatase
/ (ˈænəˌteɪz) /
noun
a rare blue or black mineral that consists of titanium oxide in tetragonal crystalline form and occurs in veins in igneous rocks. Formula: TiO 2Also called: octahedrite
Word Origin for anatase
C19: from French, from Greek anatasis an extending (referring to the length of the crystals), from anateinein to stretch out
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