scintilla
1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount • Syn: shred, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge • Derivationally related forms: shred (for: shred) • Hypernyms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount 2. a sparkling glittering particle • Derivationally related forms: scintillate • Hypernyms: particle, subatomic particle
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