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Acicular, as-ik′ū-lar, adj. needle-shaped; slender and sharp-pointed.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 1 OF 4: A-D)VARIOUSSpores of Bacidia fuscorubella to illustrate the several-celled, hyaline, acicular type.
OHIO BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 10, VOL. 11, NO. 6BRUCE FINK AND LEAFY J. CORRINGTONNot far from the shore, I noticed, in a little ravine, a group of eight acicular-leaved trees.
A VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND, EGYPT, AND ITALYIDA PFEIFFERHyoscyamine crystallizes in the acicular form, with greater difficulty even than atropine, it also forms less compact crystals.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 324, MARCH 18, 1882VARIOUSThe obelisk is from another of Nature's patterns; it is only a gigantic acicular crystal.
OVER THE TEACUPSOLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.Soon Birdie and myself were a mass of acicular crystals; it was a true easterly fog.
CELEBRATED WOMEN TRAVELLERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURYW. H. DAVENPORT ADAMSBy repeated solutions in alcohol it may be obtained under the form of white, silky, acicular crystals.
COOLEY'S CYCLOPDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES..., SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME IARNOLD COOLEYBy re-solution in alcohol it may be obtained under the form of colourless, prismatic, acicular crystals.
COOLEY'S CYCLOPDIA OF PRACTICAL RECEIPTS AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PROFESSIONS, AND TRADES..., SIXTH EDITION, VOLUME IARNOLD COOLEYCrystals are prismatic, acicular or scaly in habit; they have a perfect cleavage parallel to the brachypinacoid (M in the figure).
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 12, SLICE 3VARIOUSValve very narrow, lanceolate, acicular, with obtuse apices.
THE DIATOMACEAE OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITYCHARLES SUMNER BOYERWORDS RELATED TO ACICULAR
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