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Anatase

AN'ATASE

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Noun.
[Gr. extension, so named from the length of its crystals.]
Octahedrite; octahedral oxyd of titanium; a mineral that shows a variety of colors by reflected light, from indigo blue to reddish brown. It is usually crystallized in acute, elongated, pyramidical octahedrons.

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anatase

anatase

See also: anátase

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Noun

anatase (countable and uncountable, plural anatases)

  1. (mineralogy) a blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment

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anatase f (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) anatase (form of titanium dioxide used as a pigment)