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crystallite
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crys·tal·lite  (krst-lt)
n.
Any of numerous minute rudimentary, crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rocks.

crystal·litic (-ltk) adj.

crystallite [ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) any of the minute rudimentary or imperfect crystals occurring in many glassy rocks
crystallitic  [ˌkrɪstəˈlɪtɪk] adj
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Noun1.crystallite - any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
crystallization, crystal - a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces


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