scintilla

scin·til·la  (sn-tl)

n.

1. A minute amount; an iota or trace.

2. A spark; a flash.

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[Latin, spark.]

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scintil·lant adj.

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scintilla [sin-till-a]

Noun

a very small amount; hint or trace [Latin: a spark]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scintilla - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount iota, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	scintilla - a sparkling glittering particle subatomic particle, particle - a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions