-clase

See also: clase

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς (klắsĭs, “breaking, fracture”) (via French -clase), from κλάω (kláō, “I break”).

Suffix

-clase

1. (mineralogy) fracture (having a fracture of such a form)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -clase

anorthoclase

euclase

leptoclase

oligoclase

orthoclase

plagioclase

rhomboclase

Anagrams

• Celas, Salce, acles, alecs, claes, laces, scale, selca