单词 | allactite |
释义 | Definition of allactite in English:allactitenoun əˈlaktʌɪt Mineralogy
OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From Swedish allaktit from ancient Greek ἀλλακτ-, stem of ἀλλάσσειν to change (ultimately from ἄλλος other; the guttural suffix is unexplained) + Swedish -it. So called because of the property of changing colour in polarized light depending on the orientation of the crystals (pleochroism). Definition of allactite in US English:allactitenounəˈlaktʌɪt Mineralogy
OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From Swedish allaktit from ancient Greek ἀλλακτ-, stem of ἀλλάσσειν to change (ultimately from ἄλλος other; the guttural suffix is unexplained) + Swedish -it. So called because of the property of changing colour in polarized light depending on the orientation of the crystals (pleochroism). |
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