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cryptocrystalline

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cryp⋅to⋅crys⋅tal⋅line

  [krip-toh-kris-tl-in, -ahyn]
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–adjective Mineralogy.
having a microscopic crystalline structure.
Origin:
1860–65; crypto- + crystalline
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cryp·to·crys·tal·line   (krĭp'tō-krĭs'tə-lĭn, -līn')   
adj.  Having a microscopic crystalline structure.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cryp·to·crys·tal·line
Pronunciation: "krip-tO-'kris-t&-l&n
Function: adjective
: having a crystallinestructure so fine that no distinct particles are recognizable under the microscope
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cryptocrystalline   (krĭp'tō-krĭs'tə-lĭn, -līn')  Pronunciation Key 
Having a microscopic crystalline structure, as the mineral chalcedony does.
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