crystallite

noun

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crys·tal·lite | \ ˈkri-stə-ˌlīt

Definition of crystallite

1a : a minute mineral form (as in glassy volcanic rocks) that marks the beginning of crystallization

b : a single grain in a polycrystalline substance

2 : micelle

Examples of crystallite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s because electrical charges moving through the material got stuck at the boundaries between the myriad crystallites making up the material. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 4 June 2019 At this level of magnification, the researchers were able to discern novel details about the building blocks of our bodily framework: our bones, which comprise mineral crystallites and spiraling strands of the protein collagen called fibrils. — Angus Chen, Scientific American, 3 May 2018

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