Disthene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disthene \Dis"thene\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? force: cf.
     F. disth[`e]ne.] (Min.)
     Cyanite or kyanite; -- so called in allusion to its unequal
     hardness in two different directions. See {Cyanite}.
     [1913 Webster]