trichite

[ trik-ahyt ]

nounPetrography.
  1. any of various minute, hairlike mineral bodies occurring in certain vitreous igneous rocks, especially obsidian.

Origin of trichite

1
1865–70; <Greek trich-, stem of thríx hair + -ite1

Other words from trichite

  • tri·chit·ic [trih-kit-ik], /trɪˈkɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby trichite

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British Dictionary definitions for trichite

trichite

/ (ˈtrɪkaɪt) /


noun
  1. any of various needle-shaped crystals that occur in some glassy volcanic rocks

  2. biology any of various hairlike structures

Derived forms of trichite

  • trichitic (trɪˈkɪtɪk), adjective

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