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orthotomous

orthotomous adjective: having two cleavages at right angles with one another.

Adjective

orthotomous (comparative more orthotomous, superlative most orthotomous)

  1. Having two cleavages at right angles with one another.
    • orthotomous feldspar

Forms of orthotomous

comparativemore orthotomous
superlativemost orthotomous

Origin of orthotomous

From orthotomy + -ous or ortho- + -tomous.

Questions about orthotomous

What does orthotomous mean?
Orthotomous means having two cleavages at right angles with one another.
What part of speech is orthotomous?
Orthotomous is an adjective.

Words near orthotomous in the dictionary

  1. orthotitanic acid
  2. orthotolidine
  3. orthotomic
  4. orthotomic circle
  5. orthotomic circles
  6. orthotomous
  7. orthotomy
  8. orthotone
  9. orthotones
  10. orthotonesis
  11. orthotonic

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