crystalline

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

/ ˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, -ˌin /

adjective

of or like crystal; clear; transparent.

composed of crystals.

pertaining to crystals or their formation.

Nearby words

crystall-, crystall., crystalli-, crystalliferous, crystallin, crystalline, crystalline lens, crystallite, crystallization, crystallize, crystallo-

Origin of crystalline

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

Related forms

crys·tal·lin·i·ty

[kris-tl-in-i-tee] /ˌkrɪs tlˈɪn ɪ ti/, nounmul·ti·crys·tal·line, adjectivenon·crys·tal·line, adjectivepre·crys·tal·line, adjective

pseu·do·crys·tal·line, adjectivesub·crys·tal·line, adjectiveun·crys·tal·line, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for crystallinity

crystalline

/ (ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn) /

adjective

having the characteristics or structure of crystals

consisting of or containing crystals

made of or like crystal; transparent; clear

Derived Forms

crystallinity (ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ), noun

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Medicine definitions for crystallinity

crystalline

[ krĭs′tə-lĭn, -līn′, -lēn′ ]

adj.

Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.

Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.