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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
-clase, 
  1. Mineralogya combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote minerals with a particular cleavage, as specified by the initial element:oligoclase; plagioclase.
  • Greek klásis; see -clasis
  • French

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-clase
  1. (in mineralogy) indicating a particular type of cleavage: plagioclase
Etymology: via French from Greek klasis a breaking, from klan to break
'-clase' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adenylate cyclase - antanaclasis - euclase - oligoclase - orthoclase - periclase - plagioclase

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