titanite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tītn īt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ti•tan•ite  (tītn īt′),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
  1. Mineralogysphene.
  • German Titanit. See titanium, -ite1
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
titanite / ˈtaɪtəˌnaɪt/
  1. another name for sphene
Etymology: 19th Century: from German Titanit, so named because it contained titanium
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