celsian
/ˈsɛlsɪən/Mineralogy
noun
A colourless, white, or pale yellow mineral of the monoclinic crystal system which is a barium-containing feldspar, BaAl2Si2O8, dimorphous with paracelsian and occurring mostly in association with manganese deposits.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Mineralogy Magazine. From Swedish celsian from the name of Anders Celsius + -an.
- anadromous
- anaemia
- anaemic
- anaerobe
- anaerobian
- anaerobic
- anaerobically
- anaerobic digestion
- anaerobiosis
- anaerobiotic
- anaerobious
- anaesthesia
- anaesthesiologist
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetic
- anaesthetise
- anaesthetist
- anaesthetization
- anaesthetize
- anagen
- anagenesis
- anagenetic
- anaglyph
- anaglyphic
- Anaglypta