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crystalline

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crys·tal·line  (krst-ln, -ln, -ln)
adj.
1. Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
2. Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.

[Middle English cristallin, from Old French, from Latin crystallinus, from Greek krustallinos, from krustallos, ice, crystal; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]

crystal·lini·ty (-ln-t) n.

crystalline [ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn]
adj
1. (Chemistry) having the characteristics or structure of crystals
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) consisting of or containing crystals
3. made of or like crystal; transparent; clear
crystallinity  [ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.crystalline - consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; "granite is crystalline"
noncrystalline - not crystalline
2.crystalline - distinctly or sharply outlined; "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan
distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
3.crystallinecrystalline - transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"
clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
Translations
crystalline [ˈkrɪstəlaɪn] ADJcristalino
crystalline [ˈkrɪstəlaɪn] adj
(CHEMISTRY)cristallin(e)
(literary) [water, air] → cristallin(e)
crystalline
adjkristallin; crystalline lens(Augen)linse f
crystalline [ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn] adjcristallino/a
crystalline [ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn] adjcristallino/a


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Though in life it remains perfectly fluid, yet, upon exposure to the air, after death, it soon begins to concrete; sending forth beautiful crystalline shoots, as when the first thin delicate ice is just forming in water.
While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells - From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
There was ivory in it, and some transparent crystalline substance.
 
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