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, crystallisation, crystallite, crystallization, crystallize

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 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).

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.