needle-shaped

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People who lived and worked in Libby breathed in the microscopic needle-shaped asbestos fibers that can cause the lung cancer mesothelioma or lung scarring called asbestosis, the lawsuit argues.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024

So Tarduno went searching for rocks of the right age containing tiny, needle-shaped crystals of the mineral titanomagnetite, which record the magnetic field’s strength at the time of their crystallization.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2022

In his research, Schwarcz says, he has never seen anything suggesting bone minerals are structured into curved, needle-shaped crystals.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2018

Researchers told local outlets that they were able to initially identify the species by the fish's long, narrow jaws, which contain rows of needle-shaped teeth.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2018

They retain their original leaves, which are needle-shaped, for three years; but when these fall the same branch never acquires any more.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von