crystalline
English
Etymology
From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin, from Latin crystallīnus (“like crystal”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
crystalline (comparative more crystalline, superlative most crystalline)
- Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
- (chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
- Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- anticrystalline
- cryptocrystalline
- crystalline arthritis
- crystalline humor
- crystalline humour
- crystalline lens
- heterocrystalline
- holocrystalline
- hypocrystalline
- intercrystalline
- intracrystalline
- isocrystalline
- macrocrystalline
- magnetocrystalline
- mesocrystalline
- microcrystalline
- monocrystalline
- multicrystalline
- nanocrystalline
- neurocrystalline
- noncrystalline
- oligocrystalline
- paracrystalline
- pericrystalline
- phanerocrystalline
- polycrystalline
- procrystalline
- pseudocrystalline
- quasicrystalline
- semicrystalline
- spherocrystalline
- subcrystalline
Translations
relating to crystals
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having a regular molecular structure
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resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
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Noun
crystalline (plural crystallines)
- (obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
- (obsolete) aniline
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /krysˈtal.li.ne/, [krʏs̠ˈt̪älːʲɪnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /krisˈtal.li.ne/, [krisˈt̪älːine]
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) crystalline
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