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Webster 1913 Edition


Disthene

Dis′thene

,
Noun.
[Gr.
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] force: cf. F.
disthène
.]
(Min.)
Cyanite or kyanite; – so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See
Cyanite
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disthene

DISTHENE

,
Noun.
[Gr., two; force.] A mineral so called by Hauy, because its crystals have the property of being electrified both positively and negatively. It is the sappare of Saussure, and the cyanite or kyanite of Werner.

Definition 2024


disthene

disthene

English

Noun

disthene (plural disthenes)

  1. (mineralogy) Kyanite.