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English
Etymology
From ἀκμή (akmḗ), meaning "point, edge", for its typically spiky crystals + -ite.
Noun
acmite (countable and uncountable, plural acmites)
- (mineralogy) Synonym of aegirine
French
Noun
acmite f (plural acmites)
- (mineralogy) Synonym of aegirine
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