microcrystalline
microcrystalline
Definition
micro·crys·tal·line (mī′krō kris′tə lin)
adjective
having crystalline structure that can be seen only with a microscope
microcrystalline
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- cellulose: I am using microcrystalline cellulose, a major pharmaceutical excipient, in various forms of soft solid.
- wax: She paints with oil directly on microcrystalline wax, which has been applied on to layers of painted paper.
- paste: Liquid phase migration in the extrusion and squeezing of microcrystalline cellulose pastes.
- quartz: Lithic clasts within the sandstones include trachytic and rhyolitic volcanics, and the dominant quartz grains generally have a thin veneer of microcrystalline quartz.
- assemblage: The microcrystalline assemblages are more probably the product of geologically recent alteration, post-dating the last glaciation.
- film: This film is much smoother than the microcrystalline film, but its mechanical and electrical properties are not as extreme.
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