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crystallite

[ kris-tl-ahyt ]

noun

Mineralogy.
  1. a minute body in glassy igneous rock, showing incipient crystallization.


crystallite

/ ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪt; ˌkrɪstəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

  1. any of the minute rudimentary or imperfect crystals occurring in many glassy rocks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • crystallitic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٲ·· [kris-tl-, it, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crystallite1

First recorded in 1795–1805; crystall- + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

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These proteins, structurally similar to those found in human hair, were found to transform into silk-like beta crystallites through simple application of stretching forces during formation.

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And they are trying to encourage the growth of CO2-hungry magnesium carbonate crystals by dispersing tiny crystallites of a mineral in the tailings.

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But the random orientation of millions of crystallites in powders leads to loss of information that is retained if measurements are performed on single crystals.

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Piezoelectrics are made up of either myriad tiny crystallites or single crystals of a variety of materials including ceramics and polymers.

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That’s because electrical charges moving through the material got stuck at the boundaries between the myriad crystallites making up the material.

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