Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound or twin crystal consisting of eight individuals, such as are common with rutile.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Crystallog.) A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.
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- noun crystallography A
compound ortwin crystal made up ofeight individuals, such as are common withrutile .
Etymologies
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From eight + -ling.
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