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crys⋅tal⋅line

  [kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een]
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–adjective
1. of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
2. formed by crystallization.
3. composed of crystals.
4. pertaining to crystals or their formation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME cristal(l)yn(e) < L crystallinus < Gk krystállinos. See crystal, -ine 1

Related forms:
crys⋅tal⋅lin⋅i⋅ty  [kris-tl-in-i-tee] , noun
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crys·tal·line   (krĭs'tə-lĭn, -līn', -lēn')   
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.]
crys'tal·lin'i·ty (-lĭn'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: crys·tal·line
Pronunciation: 'kris-t&-l&n also -"lIn, -"lEn
Function: adjective
1 : composed of orresembling crystals
2 a : formed by crystallization : having regular arrangement of the atoms in a space lattice —see AMORPHOUS 2 b : having the internal structure though not necessarily the external form of a crystal crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized> —crys·tal·lin·i·ty /"kris-t&-'lin-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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crystalline crys·tal·line (krĭs'tə-lĭn, -līn', -lēn')
adj.

  1. Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.

  2. Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.

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