trichite

[trik-ahyt]

noun

Petrography.

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

trichite

/ ˈtrɪkaɪt, trɪˈkɪtɪk /

noun

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

2. biology any of various hairlike structures

Other Word Forms

• trichitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichite¹

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

Example Sentences

Trichite, trī′kīt, n. a spicule of some sponges.—adj.

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