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单词 anatase
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anatase

[ an-uh-teys, -teyz ]
/ ˈæn əˌteɪs, -ˌteɪz /

noun Mineralogy.

a naturally occurring crystalline form of titanium dioxide, TiO2.
Also called octahedrite.

Origin of anatase

1835–45; <French <Greek anátasis, equivalent to ana-ana- + ta- (variant stem of teínein to stretch) + -sis-sis

Words nearby anatase

anastrozole, anastylosis, anat., anata, anatabine, anatase, anatexis, anathema, anathematic, anathematize, anatine
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Example sentences from the Web for anatase

  • Minute crystals of brookite have been detected with anatase and rutile in the iron-ore of Cleveland in Yorkshire.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
  • There is no distinct cleavage (rutile and anatase have cleavages); hardness 5-6; sp.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
  • Titanic acid occurs in nature crystallized in anatase, arkansite, brookite, and rutile.

    A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for anatase

anatase
/ (ˈænəˌteɪz) /

noun

a rare blue or black mineral that consists of titanium oxide in tetragonal crystalline form and occurs in veins in igneous rocks. Formula: TiO 2Also called: octahedrite

Word Origin for anatase

C19: from French, from Greek anatasis an extending (referring to the length of the crystals), from anateinein to stretch out
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