Meanings
nounanatase (countable and uncountable, plural anatases)
plural anatases
- countableuncountablechemistryA blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment.First known use 1802
Synonyms: octahedrite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνάτασις“extending, extension”
- Frenchanatase
- Englishanatase
From French anatase, from Ancient Greek ἀνάτασις (anátasis, “extending, extension”), named for the length of its crystals.
More words from French, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan anatasa
- anatasamineral
Finnish anataasi
- anataasimineral
French anatase
- anatasemineral
Italian anatasio
- anatasiomineral
Japanese 鋭錐石
- 鋭錐石 (eisuiseki)mineral
Polish anataz
- anatazmineral
Portuguese anatase, anátase
- anatasemineral
- anátasemineral
Spanish anatasa
- anatasamineral
Swedish anatas, oktahedrit
- anatasmineral
- oktahedritmineral
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APA
anatase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatase
MLA
“anatase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anatase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatase.
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