mixed crystal

noun

1. chem a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds

Example Sentences

Further, equivalent amounts of the different chemical elements represented by R” are mutually replaceable, and two or more of these elements may be present together in the same crystal, which is then spoken of as a “mixed crystal” or isomorphous mixture.

From Project Gutenberg

In such crystals each component plays its own part in determining the physical properties; in other words, any physical constant of a mixed crystal can be calculated as additively composed of the constants of the two components.

From Project Gutenberg