Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

    kristallin, kristallinisch, kristallen

    кристалли́ческийkristallíčeskij, хруста́льныйxrustálʹnyj

    consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

  2. Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.

    kristallin

  3. Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent

    kristallklar

    криста́льно чи́стыйkristálʹno čístyj

  4. Pure.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. This molecule has a crystalline structure.

    ruЭта молекула имеет кристаллическую структуру.

    deDieses Molekül hat eine Kristallstruktur.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
relating to crystals:
resembling crystal in being clear and transparent:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
relating to crystals:
resembling crystal in being clear and transparent:

Origin

From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Lat

From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, crystal + -ine.

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