See Also: noughty(dictionary)

crystallite (iou) and noughty (iou)


crystallite (iou)



crystallite noun. E19.
[from CRYSTAL noun & adjective + -ITE1.]
Volcanic rock in a crystalline state after fusion and slow cooling. E-M19.
A minute body, lacking definite crystalline form, found in glassy volcanic rocks etc.; an incipient crystal. Formerly also = MICROLITE. L19.
b. An individual crystal or grain in a metal or Other polycrystalline substance. E20.
c. A region within a volume of cellulose or Other polymer with a degree of structural ordering as in a crystal. Also called micelle. E20.
crysta'llitic adjective (of the Nature) of a crystallite; consisting of or containing crystallites: M19.

noughty (iou)



noughty adjective. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
[from NOUGHT pronoun & noun + -Y1. Cf. NAUGHTY.]
Wicked, bad, immoral; abject, vile. LME-E17.
Good for nothing; worthless, useless; Scot. insignificant, puny, trifling. E16.
Bad in condition or of its kind. M16-M17.