crystallite
- noun
- /ˈkrɪs.təˌlaɪt/
- Specialized
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cristalito
- Crystallites not only were so small that they could hardly be seen under a microscope, but they were also somewhat flawed.
- crystallite size
- small crystallites
Examples
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The polycrystalline material has a large number of crystallites separated by grain boundaries.
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The STM makes it possible to observe the atomic structure of the crystallite faces directly.
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And when it cools down, it forms crystallites and those crystallites give give rise to those back rings.
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Formation of a fine-grained starting material, with abundant crystallites, requires a significant departure from equilibrium.
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These curvatures and lower uniformity of the crystallite size distribution toward lower temperatures could cause increasing nanoporosity and decreased density.
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Here, the kinetic processes have created structurally perfect small crystallites of germanium on Si(001).
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Thus, when the amount of EDC increased, more short-range ordered crystallites were formed by the crosslinking reaction and, consequently, reduced the number of long-range ordered ones.
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The cuvettes contain phenyl-capped CdSe crystallites of differing sizes dissolved in 4-ethylpyridine.
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Crystallites can be found in volcanic glass, where their presence indicates the cooling rate of the magma.
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In the study of minerals, researchers often analyze crystallites to understand the material's properties more deeply.
Synonyms
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A solid with atoms in a regular repeating pattern that forms geometric shapes
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Etymology
Crystallite is made from crystal and the ending -ite. A crystal once meant 'ice' because minerals can look like frozen water, and -ite often names a mineral or a small piece, so a crystallite is a 'tiny crystal'.