crystalline Definition
crys·tal·line (kris′təl in, -īn′, -ēn′)
adjective
- consisting or made of crystal or crystals
- like crystal; clear and transparent
- having the structure of a crystal
Etymology: ME < OFr & L; OFr crystalin < L crystallinus < Gr krystallinos: see crystal
crystalline Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- silica: The main categories of the disease are:- Chronic - affects workers who inhale small amounts of crystalline silica over 10 to 20 years.
- mesophases: Liquid crystalline mesophases possess long range orientational order, and often also varying degrees of translational order.
- silicon: Amorphous silicon, a solid in which atoms are arranged in a non- periodic jumble, rivals crystalline silicon for photovoltaic applications.
- polymer: Liquid crystalline polymers remain fluid whilst possessing long range order.
- continuum: The liquid crystalline continuum of the body facilitates rapid intercommunication.
- powder: PCP is a white, impure, crystalline powder.
Modifying Another Word
- coarsely: Usually rose quartz is coarsely crystalline ( meaning the crystals are quite large ).
- highly: This highly crystalline material was subject to X-ray analysis.
- not: At temperatures a long way below T m the polymer behaves like a solid, although it is not crystalline.
- finely: These expose a dark gray, finely crystalline and often bituminous limestone.
- partially: As a polymer used for bottles and clothing, PET is potentially easier to separate and recycle Nylon Overview A partially crystalline thermoplastic polymer.
- almost: The lack of branching allows molecules to lie close together in a regular way which is almost crystalline.
Preposition: in
nature: Within each grain the structure is considered to be entirely crystalline in natures.
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