CRYSTALLITE


Meaning of CRYSTALLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkris-tə-ˌlīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Kristallit, from Greek krystallos

Date: 1805

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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