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anancitis

anancitis is the alternative form of anachitis.

Meaning of anachitis

Noun

anachitis (uncountable)

  1. (rare) In divination, a stone used for various purposes.
    • […] it will begin to suppose that something was overlooked, and say "this cannot be a true diamond," because Pliny says "the diamond destroys the effect of poisons and cures diseases, on which account it is called, by some, anachitis."1850 June 29, Scientific American, volume 5, number 41

Questions about anancitis

What is anancitis the alternative form of?
Anancitis is the alternative form of anachitis.

Words near anancitis in the dictionary

  1. anancastic
  2. anancastics
  3. anancies
  4. anancine
  5. anancines
  6. anancitis
  7. anancy
  8. Anand
  9. Anand Marg
  10. ananda
  11. Ananda Marg

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