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