DISDIACLASTIC, adjective An epithet given by Bartholine and others to a substance supposed to be crystal, but which is a fine pellucid spar, called also Iceland crystal, and by Dr. Hill, from its shape, parallelopipedum.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.