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microcrystalline Definition

micro·crys·tal·line (mī′krō kristə 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.