- chiasto-
- chià·sto-conf. TS scient.incrociato, che ha una struttura a croce\ETIMO: dal gr. khiastós "incrociato".
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chiasto- — combining form Etymology: German, from Greek chiastos : marked with or characterized by a cross : crossed at right angles chiasto basidium … Useful english dictionary
Chiastolite — Chi*as to*lite (k[ i]*[a^]s t[ o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. chiasto s marked with a [chi] + lite. See {Chiasm}. So called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of its crystals to the Greek letter [chi].] (Min.) A variety of andalusite; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macle — Chiastolite Chi*as to*lite (k[ i]*[a^]s t[ o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. chiasto s marked with a [chi] + lite. See {Chiasm}. So called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of its crystals to the Greek letter [chi].] (Min.) A variety of andalusite;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chiastolite — /kuy as tl uyt /, n. a variety of the mineral andalusite having cruciform carbonaceous inclusions. [1795 1805; alter. of chiastolith (see LITE), equiv. to Gk chiastó(s) set crosswise (see CHIASMA) + LITH] * * * a variety of the mineral… … Universalium
chiastolite — kīˈastəˌlīt noun ( s) Etymology: German chiastolith, from chiasto + lith lite : a mineral consisting of a variety of andalusite whose crystals have a tessellated appearance in cross section due to the arrangement of impurities called also macle … Useful english dictionary
