enstatiten.

Brit.

/ˈɛnstətʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɛnstəˌtaɪt/

Etymology: < Greek ἐνστάτης adversary (from its refractory nature) + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A variety of diallage, tinted variously from greyish- or greenish-white to olive-green and brown.

ΚΠ

1857 C. U. Shepard Treat. Mineral. (ed. 3) 425 Enstatite..in prisms, resembling pyroxene or scapolite.

1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 120 Enstatite also affords two other directions of less perfect cleavage.

Derivatives

enstaˈtitic adj. [+ -ic suffix.]

ΚΠ

1885 Geol. Mag. Feb. (title) The Enstatitic Lavas of Eycott Hill.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	enstatite
释义	enstatiten. Brit. /ˈɛnstətʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɛnstəˌtaɪt/ Etymology: < Greek ἐνστάτης adversary (from its refractory nature) + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A variety of diallage, tinted variously from greyish- or greenish-white to olive-green and brown. ΚΠ 1857 C. U. Shepard Treat. Mineral. (ed. 3) 425 Enstatite..in prisms, resembling pyroxene or scapolite. 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 120 Enstatite also affords two other directions of less perfect cleavage. Derivatives enstaˈtitic adj. [+ -ic suffix.] ΚΠ 1885 Geol. Mag. Feb. (title) The Enstatitic Lavas of Eycott Hill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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