trichite
/T R IH1 CH AY0 T/noun
- 1
(zoology) A delicate, hair-like siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
- 2
(mineralogy) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian.
- 3
(biochemistry) A needle-shaped crystal of amylose in starch grains.
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