crys|tal|lite

crys|tal|lite
crys|tal|lite «KRIHS tuh lyt», noun.
1. a tiny globule or prism in glassy, igneous rock that is the beginning of a crystal.
2. Physics. a submicroscopic geometrical arrangement of atoms that is the center of growth of a crystal.
[< crystal + -ite1]

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  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • crystallite — crys·tal·lite …   English syllables

  • crystallite — crys•tal•lite [[t]ˈkrɪs tlˌaɪt[/t]] n. mir a minute body in glassy igneous rock, showing incipient crystallization • Etymology: 1795–1805 crys tal•lit′ic ˈɪt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • belonites — Crystallite 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crystallite — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • globulites — Crystallite 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trichites — Crystallite 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

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