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crystallographic

[ kris-tl-uh-graf-ik ]

/ ˌkrɪs tl əˈgræf ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography

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Also crys·tal·lo·graph·i·cal

[kris-tl-uh-graf-i-kuhl] /ˌkrɪs tl əˈgræf ɪ kəl/ .

Origin of crystallographic

First recorded in 1790–1800; crystallo- + -graphic

OTHER WORDS FROM crystallographic

crys·tal·lo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby crystallographic

crystallite, crystallization, crystallize, crystallo-, crystallog., crystallographic, crystallographic axis, crystallography, crystalloid, Crystallose, crystalluria

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How to use crystallographic in a sentence

Markel, however, did unearth a 14-page report for the 1960 Nobel in Chemistry by Arne Westgren, a professor of chemistry who was well versed in crystallographic studies of DNA and protein.
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There are three interchangeable crystallographic axes at right angles to each other.
Geology|William J. Miller
There are three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes at right angles.
Geology|William J. Miller
Characterized by three crystallographic axes at right angles to each other, only two of them interchangeable.
Geology|William J. Miller

There are three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes, only two of which are at right angles.
Geology|William J. Miller
Characterized by three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes, none at right angles.
Geology|William J. Miller