acicular
Americanadjective
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shaped like a needle.
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Metallurgy.
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(of cast iron) containing ferrite in a needlelike form.
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(of an alloy) having a microstructure of needlelike components.
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The crystals are usually small and are prismatic or acicular in habit; they have a perfect cleavage parallel to the face lettered a in the adjoining figure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
In the same manner I treated the acicular leaves, and portions of the stem separately, both being previously cut up into small pieces, and from both I obtained phenol.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 by Various
Usually of a white or light greenish color and vitreous lustre, in acicular crystallizations.
From The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis by Getman, Frederick Hutton
Having found, in small quantities, alcohols of the CnH2n-7 series, last summer, in the stem, acicular leaves, and cones of Pinus sylvestris, I wish in this paper to say a few words on the subject.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 by Various
Sagenite, sāj′en-īt, n. acicular crystals of rutile occurring in reticulated forms embedded in quartz.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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