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rhabdite

rhabdite noun: a minute smooth rod-like or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria.

Noun

rhabdite (plural rhabdites)

  1. A minute smooth rod-like or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria.
    • The rhabdite-forming cells are situated in the parenchyma underneath the longitudinal subepidermal muscle layer.2017, R. Sluys, A Monograph of the Marine Triclads, page 6
  2. One of the hard parts forming the ovipositor of insects.
  3. Any mineral that is characterized by an elongated, rod-like or cylindrical crystal form.
  4. A rhabdophane found in some meteorites.
    • In 1882 he analyzed the phosphides in the Cranboume meteorite and found that rhabdite corresponded to the formula (Fe4Ni3)P, whereas schreibersite had the formula (Fe2Ni)?P.2023, John G. Burke, Cosmic Debris: Meteorites in History

Forms of rhabdite

pluralrhabdites

Origin of rhabdite

From rhabd- + -ite.

Words formed from rhabdite

Questions about rhabdite

What does rhabdite mean?
Rhabdite means a minute smooth rod-like or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria.
What part of speech is rhabdite?
Rhabdite is a noun.
What is the plural of rhabdite?
The plural of rhabdite is rhabdites.

Words near rhabdite in the dictionary

  1. rhabd
  2. rhabd-
  3. rhabdi
  4. rhabdic
  5. rhabdiferous
  6. rhabdite
  7. rhabdites
  8. rhabditic
  9. rhabditid
  10. rhabditids
  11. rhabditiform

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