Meanings
noundictyonite (uncountable)
alternative diktyonite
- uncountablegeographyA reticulated form of migmatite
Origin
- Ancient Greekδίκτυον“fishing net”
- Englishdictyonite
From dictyo- + -n- + -ite, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”).
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APA
dictyonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyonite
MLA
“dictyonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyonite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dictyonite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyonite.
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