trichite

trichite [trik-ahyt] Word Origin noun Petrography.

1. any of various minute, hairlike mineral bodies occurring in certain vitreous igneous rocks, especially obsidian.

Origin of trichite 1865–70; Greek trich-, stem of thríx hair + -ite1 Related formstri·chit·ic [trih-kit-ik] /trɪˈkɪt ɪk/, adjective British Dictionary definitions for trichite trichite noun

1. any of various needle-shaped crystals that occur in some glassy volcanic rocks
2. biology any of various hairlike structures

Derived Formstrichitic (trɪˈkɪtɪk), adjective