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harmotome in British English
(ˈhɑːməˌtəʊm)
noun
a mineral of the zeolite group consisting of hydrated aluminium barium silicate in the form of monoclinic twinned crystals. Formula: Ba(Al2Si6O16).6H2O
Word origin
C19: from French, from Greek harmos a joint + tomē a slice, from temnein to cutharmotome in American English
(ˈhɑːrməˌtoum)
noun
a zeolite mineral related to stilbite, occurring in twinned crystals
Word origin
[1795–1805; ‹ F ‹ Gk harmó(s) joint + -tomos -tome]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: mirage, oxidize, sensitivity, sharpshooter, wrecker-tome is a combining form with the meanings “cutting instrument” (microtome; osteotome), “segment, somite” (sclerotome), used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -tome include: cyclotome, laparotome, microtome, sclerotome, thyrotomeImage ofharmotome
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Word lists withharmotome
mineral- heterospecific
- heterosphere
- heterosporous
- heterospory
- heterostracan
- heterostrophic
- heterostrophy
- heterostyled
- heterostylism
- heterostylous
- heterostyly
- heterotactic
- heterotactous
- heterotaxia
- heterotaxic
- heterotaxis
- steadiest
- steadily
- steadiness
- steading
- steady
- steady growth
- steady improvement
- steady income
- steadying influence