-tomous

From Latin -tomus, introduced by James Dwight Dana, from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “slice, something cut”). Perhaps modelled on Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος (akrótomos, “cut off sharply”, adjective).

-tomous

1. (mineralogy, crystallography) Describes the cleavage of minerals.

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