anorthic


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anorthic

(ænˈɔːθɪk)
adj
(Chemistry) another word for triclinic
[C19: from an- + ortho- + -ic]
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Adj.1.anorthic - having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique anglesanorthic - having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles; "triclinic system"
triclinic
crystallography - the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals
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Monoclinic orthorhombic and anorthic are three crystal systems identified in the mollisols.
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