analcimite

noun

anal·​ci·​mite

-səˌmīt

plural -s

1

: a rock occurring in the Cyclades that originally was probably a nephelite-syenite but is now altered and contains over 50 percent of analcime

2

: analcitite

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from analcimo analcime (from French analcime) + -ite

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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