crystallography

[ kris-tl-og-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the science dealing with crystallization and the forms and structure of crystals.

crystallography

/ ˌkrɪstəˈlɒɡrəfɪ; ˌkrɪstələʊˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals

Derived Forms

• ˌcrystalˈlographer, noun
• crystallographic, adjective
• ˌcrystalloˈgraphically, adverb

Other Words From

• crystal·logra·pher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crystallography¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; crystallo- + -graphy

Example Sentences

Researchers then accessed physical models of the two proteins that were produced using complex microscopy and x-ray crystallography techniques.

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Using a technique called protein crystallography, they were able to view the atoms of the protein interacting with serine.

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The researchers combined X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM to study the 3D structure of egg coat proteins.

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For the study, recently published online in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, the team used X-ray crystallography to study NinaB, a protein found in insects that functions similarly to the RPE65 protein found in humans.

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By X-ray crystallography, using synchrotron radiation, they determined the 3D structure of the enzyme, which had to be crystallized beforehand, with and without 2-oxoglutarate attached to it.

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