octahedrite

[ ok-tuh-hee-drahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

1. anatase.

octahedrite

/ ˌɒktəˈhiːdraɪt /

noun

1. another name for anatase

Word History and Origins

Origin of octahedrite¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Verge

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

From The Verge