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crystalline

American  
[kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een] / ˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, -ˌin /

adjective

  1. of or like crystal; clear; transparent.

  2. formed by crystallization.

  3. composed of crystals.

  4. pertaining to crystals or their formation.

crystalline British  
/ ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn, ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. having the characteristics or structure of crystals

  2. consisting of or containing crystals

  3. made of or like crystal; transparent; clear

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Other Word Forms

  • crystallinity noun
  • multicrystalline adjective
  • noncrystalline adjective
  • precrystalline adjective
  • pseudocrystalline adjective
  • subcrystalline adjective
  • uncrystalline adjective

Etymology

Origin of crystalline

1350–1400; Middle English cristal ( l ) yn ( e ) < Latin crystallinus < Greek krystállinos. See crystal, -ine 1

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