amblystegite

noun

am·​blys·​te·​gite

amˈblistəˌjīt

plural -s

: a variety of hypersthene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ambly- + Greek stegos roof + International Scientific Vocabulary -ite; originally formed as German amblystegit

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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