peritomous

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adjective

Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.

“peritomous augite spar”

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Meanings

adjectiveperitomous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryCleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.

    peritomous augite spar

    3 more examples

    peritomous antimony glance

    peritomous lead baryte

    peritomous ruby blende

Origin

From peri- + -tomous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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