anatase
[ an-uh-teys, -teyz ]
/ ˈæn əˌteɪs, -ˌteɪz /
noun Mineralogy.
a naturally occurring crystalline form of titanium dioxide, TiO2.
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Also called octahedrite.
Words nearby anatase
anastrozole, anastylosis, anat., anata, anatabine, anatase, anatexis, anathema, anathematic, anathematize, anatine
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Example sentences from the Web for anatase
Minute crystals of brookite have been detected with anatase and rutile in the iron-ore of Cleveland in Yorkshire.
There is no distinct cleavage (rutile and anatase have cleavages); hardness 5-6; sp.
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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