CRYSTALLITE

crystallite

(noun) any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crystallite (plural crystallites)

A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain.

Source: Wiktionary


Crys"tal*lite (krs"tal-lt), n. Etym: [See Crystal.] (Min.)

Definition: A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. According to their form crystallites are called trichites, belonites, globulites, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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