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trichite

The English word “trichite” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian.
  2. A delicate, hair-like siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
  3. A needle-shaped crystal of amylose in starch grains.

Etymology

From tricho- + -ite.

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