acicular
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Soon Birdie and myself were a mass of acicular crystals; it was a true easterly fog.
From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Delicate acicular crystals of considerable length were found long ago in the Pentire Glaze mine near St Minver in Cornwall.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
Palpi very slightly curved; second joint brown on the outer side; third acicular, a little shorter than the second.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Much of the calcium in sea-water exists as sulphate; and on evaporation of a drop of sea-water under the microscope this sulphate is deposited as acicular crystals of gypsum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Having found, in small quantities, alcohols of the CnH2n-7 series, last summer, in the stem, acicular leaves, and cones of Pinus sylvestris, I wish in this paper to say a few words on the subject.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 by Various
