About The Word Crystallite
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Crystallite
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What's The Definition Of Crystallite?
[n] any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
Synonyms | Synonyms for Crystallite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Crystallite: See Also | crystal | crystallization Crystallite In Webster's Dictionary \Crys"tal*lite\ (kr?s"tal-l?t), n. [See {Crystal}.]
(Min.)
A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic
rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline
outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking
the first step in the crystallization process. According to
their form crystallites are called {trichites}, {belonites},
{globulites}, etc.
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