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crystallite

/ˈkrɪs.tə.laɪt/

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈkrɪs.tə.laɪt/

A noun referring to any of numerous minute, rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition, often found in glassy igneous rock.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее любое из множества мельчайших, зачаточных кристаллических тел неизвестного состава, часто встречающихся в стекловатых магматических породах.
  1. Minute crystal in rock C2 formal scientific

    A tiny, rudimentary crystalline body, often of unknown composition, found within glassy igneous rock.

    • The geologist identified numerous crystallites in the volcanic glass sample.
    • Under the microscope, the crystallites appeared as tiny, needle-like structures.
    • The formation of crystallites indicates a rapid cooling process in the magma.

    🇷🇺Микроскопический кристалл в породе

  • crystallites plural form
  • crystallites' possessive plural form
  • crystallite's possessive singular form