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anatase

(an′ə tāz′)

noun

a dark-colored, hard, tetragonal form of titanium dioxide, usually found in schist and gneiss

Origin: Fr < Gr anatasis, prolongation < ana-, up + tasis, a stretching < stem of teinein: see tend; so named because of its long crystals

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noun

A rare blue or light yellow to brown crystalline mineral, the rarest of three forms of titanium dioxide, TiO₂, used as a pigment, especially in paint.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Greek anatasis, extension (from its long crystals)

Origin: , from anateinein, anata-, to extend

Origin: : ana-, ana-

Origin: + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots

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