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octahedrite

American  
[ok-tuh-hee-drahyt] / ˌɒk təˈhi draɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.
  1. anatase.


octahedrite British  
/ ˌɒktəˈhiːdraɪt /

noun

  1. another name for anatase

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of octahedrite

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

Example Sentences

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“It’s a plessitic octahedrite, which I don’t know a whole lot about. But apparently, it’s super, super rare.”

From The Verge • Jun. 25, 2018

He wanted to focus on the question of how much nickel should be in a plessitic octahedrite.

From The Verge • Jun. 25, 2018

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