Dys″tome (?), a. [Gr. δυσ- ill, hard + τομόσ cutting, διατέμνειν to cut.] (Min.) Cleaving with difficulty.
☞ Datolite was called dystome spar by Mohs.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.