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trichite

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From tricho- + -ite.

noun trichites

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

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@misc{trichite_2026,
  title = {trichite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trichite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}