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disthene

disthene noun: kyanite.

Noun

disthene (plural disthenes)

  1. Kyanite.

Forms of disthene

pluraldisthenes

Origin of disthene

Ancient Greek twice + force: compare French disthène. So called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions, or from its positive and negative electric properties.

Questions about disthene

What does disthene mean?
Disthene means kyanite.
What part of speech is disthene?
Disthene is a noun.
What is the plural of disthene?
The plural of disthene is disthenes.

Words near disthene in the dictionary

  1. distermination
  2. disteroidal
  3. disterred
  4. disters
  5. distfix
  6. disthene
  7. disthenes
  8. disthrone
  9. disthroned
  10. disthrones
  11. disthroning

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