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orthoclastic
[ awr-thuh-klas-tik ]
/ ˌɔr θəˈklæs tɪk /
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adjective Crystallography.
(of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
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Words nearby orthoclastic
orthocentre, orthocephalic, orthochorea, orthochromatic, orthoclase, orthoclastic, ortho-cousin, orthocytosis, ortho-dichlorobenzene, orthodontia, orthodontics
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How to use orthoclastic in a sentence
There are consequently two series of felspars, one termed orthoclastic or orthotomous, and the other plagioclastic or clinotomous.