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octahedrite

[ ok-tuh-hee-drahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

octahedrite

/ ˌɒktəˈhiːdraɪt /

noun

  1. See anatase
    another name for anatase

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Word History and Origins

Origin of octahedrite1

1795–1805; < Late Latin octahedr ( os ) eight-sided < Greek oktáedron ( octahedron ) + -ite 1

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