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† ănancaeum, i, n., = ἀναγκαῖον (that must be done), a large drinking-cup, which must be drained on a wager, a brimmer or bowl, Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 33; Varr. ap. Non. p. 547, 33 dub.
ănancītes, ae, m., [ἀν- ἄγχω, to free from distress], a name of the diamond as a remedy for sadness and trouble of mind: adamas et venena vincit et lymphationes abigit metusque vanos expellit a mente. Ob id quidam eum ananciten vocavere, Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 61 Sillig, Jan; the old reading here was anachiten.
† ănancītis, ĭdis, f., a precious stone used in hydromancy: Anancitide in hydromantiā dicunt evocari imagines deorum, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 192.