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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANALCIM, ANALCIME

n. Cubic zeolite, found in aggregated or cubic crystals.
This mineral is generally crystallized, but is also found amorphous, and in reniform, mammillary, laminated or radiated masses. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name, Gr. weak.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANALCIME

A *nal "cime, n. Etym: [Gr. analcime. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name.

 

Duden Dictionary

Analcim

An al cim , Anal cim Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈtsiːm |der Analcim; Genitiv: des Analcims griechisch-neulateinisch farbloses, graues oder fleischrotes Mineral