crystal
noun
a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
crystals
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pluralof crystal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These crystals had become trapped within another mineral as the rock formed, preserving valuable evidence of the conditions it experienced deep underground.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
X-ray crystallography requires researchers to grow crystals of the molecules they want to study and obtain access to an intense X-ray source.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
But the most decisive evidence came from tiny mineral crystals discovered in rock cuttings collected from an oil well near the crater.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Those crystals eventually become large enough to fall as rain or snow, depending on the temperatures below.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
And the spaces where there weren’t any books were filled with jars and bottles of smelly crystals and cloudy liquids.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
