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crystalline

[ kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een ]

adjective

  1. of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  2. formed by crystallization.
  3. composed of crystals.
  4. pertaining to crystals or their formation.


crystalline

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • crystallinity, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٲ···ٲ [kris-tl-, in, -i-tee], noun
  • ܱt·t·Ա adjective
  • ԴDz·t·Ա adjective
  • ·t·Ա adjective
  • d·t·Ա adjective
  • ܲ·t·Ա adjective
  • ܲ·t·Ա adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crystalline1

1350–1400; Middle English cristal ( l ) yn ( e ) < Latin crystallinus < Greek áԴDz. See crystal, -ine 1
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White granulated sugar is composed of microscopic, crystalline sucrose molecules.

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Like obsidian, in fact, their edges are sharp but the shards have an almost twirly shape and lack the crystalline structure of black-colored minerals like augite or tourmaline.

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It all comes down to ferrihydrite, a poorly crystalline mineral, or a substance where the atoms or molecules are not arranged in well-defined and repeating patterns.

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In Los Angeles County, they have become the face of an alarming outbreak of silicosis, a deadly lung disease caused by inhaling dust loaded with crystalline silica, among young workers who cut countertops.

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Grayson is blind, the result of a rare genetic disorder that stunts the development of the iris and the crystalline lens covering the eye.

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