orthoclastic

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adjective

Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.

OriginAncient Greek κλαστός →
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Meanings

adjectiveorthoclastic (comparative more orthoclastic, superlative most orthoclastic)

comparative more orthoclastic · superlative most orthoclastic

  1. chemistryHaving cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλαστός“broken”
  2. Englishorthoclastic

From ortho- + Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”) + -ic.

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