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spherulite

spherulite noun: a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.

Noun

spherulite (plural spherulites)

  1. a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.

Forms of spherulite

pluralspherulites

Origin of spherulite

From spherule + -ite.

Words formed from spherulite

Questions about spherulite

What does spherulite mean?
Spherulite means a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.
What part of speech is spherulite?
Spherulite is a noun.
What is the plural of spherulite?
The plural of spherulite is spherulites.

Words near spherulite in the dictionary

  1. spherulate
  2. spherule
  3. spherules
  4. spherulin
  5. spherulins
  6. spherulite
  7. spherulites
  8. spherulitic
  9. spherulocyte
  10. spherulocytes
  11. spherulocytosis

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