crystallite
noun
crys·tal·lite
ˈkri-stə-ˌlīt 
1
a
: 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
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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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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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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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“Crystallite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystallite. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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