chiastolite

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noun

An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.

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macle
OriginAncient Greek χιαστός →
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Meanings

nounchiastolite (countable and uncountable, plural chiastolites)

plural chiastolites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.

    Synonyms: macle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.

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macle

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχιαστός“arranged diagonally”
  2. Englishchiastolite

From Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”) derived from χι (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) + -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi.

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Translations

Finnish kiastoliitti
  • kiastoliittimineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heliostatic
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APA

chiastolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiastolite

MLA

“chiastolite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiastolite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiastolite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiastolite.

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