- py|ro|crys|tal|line
- py|ro|crys|tal|line «PY ruh KRIHS tuh lihn, -lyn; PIHR uh-», adjective.crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
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crys|tal|line — «KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. made of crystals; solidified in the form of crystals: »Sugar, salt, snowflakes, and diamonds are crystalline. Some rocks are crystalline. 2. made of crystal: »crystalline pendants hanging from the… … Useful english dictionary
cryp|to|crys|tal|line — «KRIHP toh KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective. Mineralogy. minutely crystalline; having crystals too small to be seen even with a microscope … Useful english dictionary
fi|bro|crys|tal|line — «FY broh KRIHS tuh lihn», adjective. crystallized in fibrous form: »Many calcareous organic forms, such as the skeletons of the corals, are fibrocrystalline … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|crys|tal|line — «IHN tuhr KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective. between crystals of a solid substance: »intercrystalline corrosion … Useful english dictionary
in|tra|crys|tal|line — «IHN truh KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective. within a crystal: »intracrystalline cavities … Useful english dictionary
mi|cro|crys|tal|line — «MY kroh KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective. formed of microscopic crystals … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|crys|tal|line — «MON uh KRIHS tuh leen», adjective. composed of monocrystals … Useful english dictionary
par|a|crys|tal|line — «PAR uh KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective. Chemistry. having the molecular grouping of a substance just prior to crystallization; resembling the crystalline state. ╂[< para 1 + crystalline] … Useful english dictionary
po|ly|crys|tal|line — «POL ee KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective. 1. composed of many crystals: »Most solids are polycrystalline (Scientific American). 2. composed of crystals with different space lattices: »a polycrystalline metal … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|crys|tal|line — «SEHM ee KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective. partly or imperfectly crystallized: »Primitive limestone of a…semicrystalline grain (Edinburgh Review) … Useful english dictionary
