acicular
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It is the methyl ester of a neutral body colchicein, which may be obtained in white acicular crystals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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
The crystals are usually small and are prismatic or acicular in habit; they have a perfect cleavage parallel to the face lettered a in the adjoining figure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
Here, in storm or shine, is shelter from the winter wind or shade from the summer sun, while underfoot the fallen acicular leaves of the pines are impervious to the damp.
From Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch by E. W. Haslehust
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
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