Peritomous

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

  Peritomous \Pe*rit"o*mous\, a. [Gr. ? cut off all around. See
     {Peri-}, and {Tome}.] (Min.)
     Cleaving in more directions than one, parallel to the axis.
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