acmite

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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)

  1. (mineralogy) Synonym of aegirine

French

Noun

acmite f (plural acmites)

  1. (mineralogy) Synonym of aegirine

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