crystalline
English
/ˈkɹɪst.əl.aɪn/
adj
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
- (chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
- Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cristallyn derived from Old French cristallin derived from Latin crystallīnus (like crystal).
Origin
Latin
crystallīnus
Gloss
like crystal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cryptocrystalline English
- crystallinity English
- heterocrystalline English
- holocrystalline English
- hypocrystalline English
- intercrystalline English
- intracrystalline English
- isocrystalline English
- macrocrystalline English
- macrocrystallinity English
- magnetocrystalline English
- mesocrystalline English
- microcrystalline English
- microcrystallinity English
- monocrystalline English
- multicrystalline English
- nanocrystal English
- nanocrystalline English
- nanocrystallinity English
- nanopolycrystalline English
- neurocrystalline English
- noncrystalline English
- oligocrystalline English
- paracrystalline English
- polycrystalline English
- procrystalline English
- pseudocrystalline English
- quasicrystalline English
- semicrystalline English
- spherocrystalline English
- subcrystalline English
- ultrananocrystalline English
- crystallinus Latin
- crystallīnus Latin
- cristallyn Middle English
- cristallin Old French
- cristallijn Middle Dutch
- nanocrystal
- crystallinity
- noncrystalline
- procrystalline
- subcrystalline
- isocrystalline
- semicrystalline
- holocrystalline
- nanocrystalline
- monocrystalline
- hypocrystalline
- polycrystalline
- mesocrystalline
- paracrystalline
- oligocrystalline
- neurocrystalline
- macrocrystalline
- intracrystalline
- multicrystalline
- microcrystalline
- intercrystalline
- quasicrystalline
- nanocrystallinity
- heterocrystalline
- cryptocrystalline
- pseudocrystalline
- spherocrystalline
- magnetocrystalline
- macrocrystallinity
- microcrystallinity
- nanopolycrystalline
- ultrananocrystalline