trichite

[trik-ahyt]

noun Petrography.

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

Origin of trichite

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

Related formstri·chit·ic

[trih-kit-ik] /trɪˈkɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for trichite

trichite

noun

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

biology any of various hairlike structures

Derived Formstrichitic (trɪˈkɪtɪk), adjective

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