crystallographic

[kris-tl-uh-graf-ik]

crys·tal·lo·graph·ic

[kris-tl-uh-graf-ik]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
Also, crys·tal·lo·graph·i·cal.


Origin:
1790–1800; crystallo- + -graphic

crys·tal·lo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Crystallographic has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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crystallography (ˌkrɪstəˈlɒɡrəfɪ)
 
n
the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals
 
crystal'lographer
 
n
 
crystallographic
 
adj
 
crystallo'graphically
 
adv

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