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