Crystalline Definition

krĭstə-lĭn, -līn, -lēn
adjective
Consisting or made of crystal or crystals.
Webster's New World
Like crystal; clear or transparent.
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Having the structure of a crystal.
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(chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.

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noun

(obsolete) Any crystalline substance.

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(obsolete) Aniline.

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Other Word Forms of Crystalline

Noun

Singular:
crystalline
Plural:
crystallines

Origin of Crystalline

  • Middle English cristallin from Old French from Latin crystallinus from Greek krustallinos from krustallos ice, crystal kreus- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French cristalin (“like crystal”)

    From Wiktionary

Crystalline Sentence Examples

  • They are solid crystalline compounds.

  • The glycols are somewhat thick liquids, of high boiling point, the pinacones only being crystalline solids; they are readily soluble in water and alcohol, but are insoluble in ether.

  • In some cases the plastid disappears and the crystalline pigment only is left.

  • They consist of a series of unfossiliferous crystalline slates.

  • There is a foundation of schists and crystalline rocks upon which rests a series of sandstones.

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Words Starting With

CCRCRY

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ENEINE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With C11 Letter Words Ending With E