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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.

Origin of anatase

1835–45; <French <Greek anátasis, equivalent to ana-ana- + ta- (variant stem of teínein to stretch) + -sis-sis
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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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