sagenite

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noun

acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms embedded in quartz

OriginFrench sagénite ← Latin sagena →
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Meanings

nounsagenite (plural sagenites)

plural sagenites

  1. chemistryacicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms embedded in quartz

Origin

  1. Latinsagena“a large net”
  2. Frenchsagénite
  3. Englishsagenite

From French sagénite, from Latin sagena (“a large net”). See saine.

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sagenite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagenite

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“sagenite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagenite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sagenite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagenite.

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