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trichite
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trichite, n. [Gr. , , hair.].
- A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite. [1913 Webster]
- A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges. [1913 Webster]
Trichite sheaf (Zoöl.), one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender setæ characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under Spicule .
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