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trichite

American  
[trik-ahyt] / ˈtrɪk aɪt /

noun

Petrography.

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

trichite British  
/ ˈtrɪkaɪt, trɪˈkɪtɪk /

noun

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

  2. biology any of various hairlike structures

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Other Word Forms

  • trichitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of trichite

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

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