crystalline

[ kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een ]
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adjective
  1. of or like crystal; clear; transparent.

  2. formed by crystallization.

  1. composed of crystals.

  2. pertaining to crystals or their formation.

Origin of crystalline

1
1350–1400; Middle English cristal(l)yn(e) <Latin crystallinus<Greek krystállinos.See crystal, -ine1

Other words from crystalline

  • crys·tal·lin·i·ty [kris-tl-in-i-tee], /ˌkrɪs tlˈɪn ɪ ti/, noun
  • mul·ti·crys·tal·line, adjective
  • non·crys·tal·line, adjective
  • pre·crys·tal·line, adjective
  • pseu·do·crys·tal·line, adjective
  • sub·crys·tal·line, adjective
  • un·crys·tal·line, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for crystalline

crystalline

/ (ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn) /


adjective
  1. having the characteristics or structure of crystals

  2. consisting of or containing crystals

  1. made of or like crystal; transparent; clear

Derived forms of crystalline

  • crystallinity (ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ), noun

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