n. A mixed calcium and titanium neosilicate, CaTiSiO5, once known as sphene.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See sphene.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An ore of titanium. See sphene.
Word Usage
"True, in the august presence of rhombohedral crystals, retinasphaltic resins, gehlenites, Fassaites, molybdenites, tungstates of manganese, and titanite of zirconium, why, the most facile of tongues may make a slip now and then."