trichite
noun
trich·ite
ˈtriˌkīt
plural -s
: a minute acicular body: such as
a
: a hairlike crystallite occurring singly or in clusters
b
: a hairlike siliceous spicule occurring in some sponges in fascicles
c
: one of the slender rods supporting the cytopharynx of some ciliated protozoans
Word History
Etymology
in sense a, from German trichit, from trich- + -it -ite; in sense b, from New Latin trichites, from trich- + -ites -ite; in sense c, probably from trich- + -ite
- intercession
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- intercessory
- interchain
- interchained
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- interchange
- interchange point
- interchange track
- interchangeabilities
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- interchangeableness
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- interchangeably
- interchanged
- interchangement
- interchanger