A-năl'çime, n.

n. [Fr. analcime, N. Lat. analcimus, from Gr. ἀ priv. and ἄλκιμος, strong, from ἀλκή, strength.] (Min.) A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in twenty-four-sided crystals, and sometimes in cubes. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name. Dana.