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quasicrystalline
Variant of quasicrystal
quasicrystal
definition
quasi·crys·tal (-kris′təl)
noun
Physics any of a class of solid materials characterized by an irregular, repetitive structural arrangement of atoms that is intermediate between the orderly structure of a crystal and the amorphous structure of a glass
Related Forms:
- quasicrystalline qua′si·crys′·tal·line (-kris′tə lin) adjective
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