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trichites

trichites is the plural of trichite.

Meaning of trichite

Noun

trichite (plural trichites)

  1. A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian.
  2. A delicate, hair-like siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
  3. A needle-shaped crystal of amylose in starch grains.

Questions about trichites

What is trichites the plural of?
Trichites is the plural of trichite.

Words near trichites in the dictionary

  1. trichion
  2. trichions
  3. trichirubine
  4. trichirubines
  5. trichite
  6. trichites
  7. trichitic
  8. trichiurid
  9. trichiurids
  10. trichiuriform
  11. trichiuroid

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