Definition for DIS'THENE

DIS'THENE, n. [Gr. δις, two, and σθενος, force.]

A mineral so called by Haüy, because its crystals have the property of being electrified both positively and negatively. It is the sappare of Saussure, and the kyanite of Werner. – Lunier. Cleaveland.

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