crystallite

[ kris-tl-ahyt ]
/ ˈkrɪs tlˌaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

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

Origin of crystallite

First recorded in 1795–1805; crystall- + -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM crystallite

crys·tal·lit·ic [kris-tl-it-ik] /ˌkrɪs tlˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby crystallite

crystalli-, crystalliferous, crystallin, crystalline, crystalline lens, crystallite, crystallization, crystallize, crystallo-, crystallog., crystallographic

British Dictionary definitions for crystallite

crystallite
/ (ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪt) /

noun

any of the minute rudimentary or imperfect crystals occurring in many glassy rocks

Derived forms of crystallite

crystallitic (ˌkrɪstəˈlɪtɪk), adjective