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crystallitic

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crys⋅tal⋅lite

[kris-tl-ahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
a minute body in glassy igneous rock, showing incipient crystallization.

Origin:
1795–1805; crystall- + -ite 1


crys⋅tal⋅lit⋅ic [kris-tl-it-ik] , adjective
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crys·tal·lite   (krĭs'tə-līt')   
n.  Any of numerous minute rudimentary, crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rocks.
crys'tal·lit'ic (-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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