Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From German Mascagnin from the name of Paolo Mascagni, Italian anatomist, who described it + -in.
Definition of mascagnine in US English:
mascagnine
nounmaˈskanjʌɪn
Mineralogy historical
= mascagnite.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. From German Mascagnin from the name of Paolo Mascagni, Italian anatomist, who described it + -in.