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.

Words nearby crystalline

crystall-, crystall., crystalli-, crystalliferous, crystallin, crystalline, crystalline lens, crystallite, crystallization, crystallize, crystallo-

Origin of crystalline

1350–1400; Middle English cristal(l)yn(e) < Latin crystallinus < Greek krystállinos. See crystal, -ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM crystalline

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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Examples from the Web for non-crystalline

Carbon in the organic world, where it plays such an important part, is non-crystalline.
The Breath of Life|John Burroughs
The plates do become sulphated, but the sulphate remains in the porous, non-crystalline state in which it forms.
The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte
It occurs both in a crystalline and amorphous form, the latter, or non-crystalline kind, being extensively used for lead-pencils.
Geology|James Geikie
Its characteristic flocculent, non-crystalline nature is plainly evident when examined under the microscope.
Paint Technology and Tests|Henry A. Gardner

Small globules appear (globulites), spherical and non-crystalline (so far as can be ascertained).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for non-crystalline

crystalline

/ (ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn) /

adjective

having the characteristics or structure of crystals

consisting of or containing crystals

made of or like crystal; transparent; clear

Derived forms of crystalline

crystallinity (ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ), noun

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Medicine definitions for non-crystalline

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.

crystalline

adjective

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Origin of crystalline

OTHER WORDS FROM crystalline

Examples from the Web for non-crystalline

British Dictionary definitions for non-crystalline

adjective

Derived forms of crystalline

Medicine definitions for non-crystalline

adj.