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rhabdites

rhabdites is the plural of rhabdite.

Meaning of rhabdite

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

Questions about rhabdites

What is rhabdites the plural of?
Rhabdites is the plural of rhabdite.

Words near rhabdites in the dictionary

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

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