crystallite

[ kris-tl-ahyt ]

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

Origin of crystallite

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; crystall- + -ite1

Other words from crystallite

  • crys·tal·lit·ic [kris-tl-it-ik], /ˌkrɪs tlˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby crystallite

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British Dictionary definitions for crystallite

crystallite

/ (ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪt) /


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

Derived forms of crystallite

  • crystallitic (ˌkrɪstəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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