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octahedrite

[ ok-tuh-hee-drahyt ]
/ ˌɒk təˈhi draɪt /
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noun Mineralogy.
anatase.
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Origin of octahedrite

1795–1805; <Late Latin octahedr(os) eight-sided <Greek oktáedron (see octahedron) + -ite1

Words nearby octahedrite

octagon, octagonal, octagon house, octagon scale, octahedral, octahedrite, octahedron, octal, octal notation, octamer, octamerous
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British Dictionary definitions for octahedrite

octahedrite
/ (ˌɒktəˈhiːdraɪt) /
noun
another name for anatase
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