bigeminate

adjective

bi·​gem·​i·​nate

(ˈ)bī-¦je-mə-nət,

-ˌnāt

variants or less commonly bigeminated

(ˈ)bī-¦je-mə-ˌnā-təd

: twice geminate : having two pairs:

a

: biconjugate

b

mineralogy : having two pairs of crystal forms

Word History

Etymology

bigeminate from (assumed) New Latin bigeminatus, from New Latin bi- entry 1 + Latin geminatus geminate; bigeminated from (assumed) New Latin bigeminatus + English -ed

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