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crystallite

American  
[kris-tl-ahyt] / ˈkrɪs tlˌaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a minute body in glassy igneous rock, showing incipient crystallization.

crystallite British  
/ ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪt, ˌkrɪstəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

  1. any of the minute rudimentary or imperfect crystals occurring in many glassy rocks

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Other Word Forms

  • crystallitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of crystallite

First recorded in 1795–1805; crystall- + -ite 1

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How or why these crystallite needles are helically organized remains an unanswered question.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2018

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