crystallite

crystallite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English crystal
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.
Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.
Latin -ītēsbor.
French -iteder.
English -ite
English crystallite

    From crystal + -ite.

    Noun

    crystallite (plural crystallites)

    1. A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain.

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