Category:Trichite

Trich"ite, n. Etym: [gr.

1. (min.)

Defn: a kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in Obsidian. See illust. of crystallite.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: a delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain Sponges. Trichite sheaf (zoöl.), one of the small sheaflike fascicles Of slender setæ characteristic of certain sponges. See illust. under Spicule.