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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
anorthite
 
SYLLABICATION:an·or·thite
PRONUNCIATION:  n-ôrtht
NOUN: A rare plagioclase feldspar with high calcium oxide content occurring in igneous rocks.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek an-, not; see a–1 + orthos, straight (from its oblique crystals).
OTHER FORMS:anor·thitic (-thtk) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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