crystallite

noun

Etymology

From crystal + -ite.

  1. derived from *krews-
  2. derived from cristal
  3. derived from cristall
  4. inherited from cristalla
  5. inherited from crystal
  6. suffixed as crystallite — “crystal + ite

Definitions

  1. A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal

    A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crystallite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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