anomite

anomite
\\ˈanəˌmīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary anom- + -ite; originally formed as German anomit
: a variety of biotite differing optically from the ordinary kind

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/an"euh muyt'/, n. Mineral.
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
[ < Gk ánom(os) lawless (a- A-6 + nóm(os) law + -os adj. suffix) + -ITE1]

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  • anomite — /an euh muyt /, n. Mineral. a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation. [ < Gk ánom(os) lawless (a A 6 + nóm(os) law + os adj. suffix) + ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • anomite — an·o·mite …   English syllables

  • anom- — combining form or anomo Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anom lawless, from anomos, from a a (II) + nomos law, from nemein to distribute more at nimble …   Useful english dictionary

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