spherulite

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Definitions

noun

A minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.

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Synonyms

sphaerulite spherite microspherule microspherulite spherocrystal sphaerite spherosiderite spheroidite globulite sphaerocrystal spiculite spherocobaltite spicularite specularite lithophyse variolite

Rhymes

aerolite sperrylite cerolite kerolite feral light hair alight sterile light

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