crystalline
Any crystalline substanceAny crystalline substance.
» This molecule has a crystalline structure.
Dieses Molekül hat eine Kristallstruktur. — Esperantostern
Эта молекула имеет кристаллическую структуру. — sharptoothed
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(obsolete)Any crystalline substance.
(obsolete)Aniline.
Examples
1 sentencesThis molecule has a crystalline structure.
ruЭта молекула имеет кристаллическую структуру. — sharptoothed
deDieses Molekül hat eine Kristallstruktur. — Esperantostern
Origin
From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon LatFrom 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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Forms
plural: crystallines| Singular | crystalline |
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regular
See also
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