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semicrystalline

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[sem-ee-kris-tl-in, -ahyn, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

  1. partly or imperfectly crystalline.


Etymology

Origin of semicrystalline

First recorded in 1810–20; semi- + crystalline


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Oleandrin is yellow, semicrystalline, soluble in water, alcohol, ether, chloroform and olive oil; fusible at 70–75° and changing to a greenish oil.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

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