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macle

American  
[mak-uhl] / ˈmæk əl /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. chiastolite.

  2. a twinned crystal.

macle British  
/ ˈmækəl /

noun

  1. another name for chiastolite twin

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Etymology

Origin of macle

1720–30; < French < Latin macula. See macula

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