trichite (English, noun)
expansion: trichite (plural trichites)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A delicate, hair-like siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A needle-shaped crystal of amylose in starch grains.
Forms:
form: trichites
tags: plural