crys·tal·log·ra·phy

[kris-tl-og-ruh-fee]
noun
the science dealing with crystallization and the forms and structure of crystals.

Origin:
1795–1805; crystallo- + -graphy

crys·tal·log·ra·pher, noun
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crystallography (ˌkrɪstəˈlɒɡrəfɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals
 
crystal'lographer
 
n
 
crystallographic
 
adj
 
crystallo'graphically
 
adv

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Example sentences
Software for macromolecular neutron crystallography.
From the x-ray crystallography, researchers created a three-dimensional computer model of the process.
If you are doing group theory, basic crystallography and diffraction is useful.
And the traditional tools that have been developed for understanding protein structure-such as x-ray crystallography-don't work.
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