Definition of metaxite in English:

metaxite

noun mɪˈtaksʌɪt

Mineralogy historical

An incompletely characterized fibrous variety of serpentine, probably a chrysotile, having a weak pearly lustre.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From German Metaxit (A. Breithaupt Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral-Syst. (ed. 3) 113) from Byzantine Greek μέταξα silk (probably a loanword; compare classical Latin mataxa rough thread, tow) + German -it, so named on account of its lustre.

Definition of metaxite in US English:

metaxite

nounmɪˈtaksʌɪt

Mineralogy historical

An incompletely characterized fibrous variety of serpentine, probably a chrysotile, having a weak pearly lustre.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From German Metaxit (A. Breithaupt Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral-Syst (ed. 3) 113) from Byzantine Greek μέταξα silk (probably a loanword; compare classical Latin mataxa rough thread, tow) + German -it, so named on account of its lustre.

单词	metaxite
释义	Definition of metaxite in English: metaxite noun mɪˈtaksʌɪt Mineralogy historical An incompletely characterized fibrous variety of serpentine, probably a chrysotile, having a weak pearly lustre. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From German Metaxit (A. Breithaupt Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral-Syst. (ed. 3) 113) from Byzantine Greek μέταξα silk (probably a loanword; compare classical Latin mataxa rough thread, tow) + German -it, so named on account of its lustre. Definition of metaxite in US English: metaxite nounmɪˈtaksʌɪt Mineralogy historical An incompletely characterized fibrous variety of serpentine, probably a chrysotile, having a weak pearly lustre. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From German Metaxit (A. Breithaupt Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral-Syst (ed. 3) 113) from Byzantine Greek μέταξα silk (probably a loanword; compare classical Latin mataxa rough thread, tow) + German -it, so named on account of its lustre.
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