microcrystalline
minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
Origin of microcrystalline
1Other words from microcrystalline
- mi·cro·crys·tal·lin·i·ty [mahy-kroh-kris-tl-in-i-tee], /ˌmaɪ kroʊˌkrɪs tlˈɪn ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use microcrystalline in a sentence
It is never found as crystals, but always as encrusting and botryoidal masses with a microcrystalline structure.
British Dictionary definitions for microcrystalline
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn) /
(of a solid) composed of microscopic crystals
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Scientific definitions for microcrystalline
[ mī′krō-krĭs′tə-lĭn ]
Having a crystalline structure visible only under a microscope.
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