crystalline
Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
Other meanings
Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
Antonyms
- amorphous
Related words
- crystallinely
- crystallineness
- crystallinity
- extracrystalline
- hypercrystalline
- uncrystalline
- anticrystalline
- heterocrystalline
- quasicrystalline
- polycrystalline
- noncrystalline
- nanocrystalline
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κρυστάλλινος".
Where this comes from
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