Raphide

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Alternative spellings

• raphis

Noun

Raphide (plural Raphides)

1. ((biochemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.