ACHMIM, ΑΧΜΙΜ, or ΕΣΜΙΜ, a town of Upper Egypt, situate in a very fertile district. The streets are better than is usual in Egypt, though, being built only of unburnt brick, they have a gloomy appearance. The Greeks have a church, which they hold in great veneration, and which is adorned with granite pillars from the ruins of the city of Chemnis or Panopolis. Pop. 3000.
ACHMITE (ἀκμή, a point), a mineral found in Norway, near Konigsberg, a silicate of soda and peroxide of iron.