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crystalline

[kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een]
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adjective
  1. of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  2. formed by crystallization.
  3. composed of crystals.
  4. pertaining to crystals or their formation.
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Origin of crystalline

1350–1400; Middle English cristal(l)yn(e) < Latin crystallinus < Greek krystállinos. See crystal, -ine1
Related formscrys·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, adjectivepseu·do·crys·tal·line, adjectivesub·crys·tal·line, adjectiveun·crys·tal·line, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for crystallinity

crystalline

adjective
  1. having the characteristics or structure of crystals
  2. consisting of or containing crystals
  3. made of or like crystal; transparent; clear
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Derived Formscrystallinity (ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ), noun
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Word Origin and History for crystallinity

crystalline

adj.

late 14c., from Old French cristalin "like crystal" (Modern French crystallin), from Latin crystallinus, from Greek krystallinos "of crystal," from krystallos (see crystal).

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crystallinity in Medicine

crystalline

(krĭs′tə-lĭn, -līn′, -lēn′)
adj.
  1. Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
  2. Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.
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