Crystalline
[kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een] /ˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, -ˌin/
adjective
1.
of or like ; clear; transparent.
2.
formed by .
3.
composed of .
4.
pertaining to or their formation.
/ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn/
adjective
1.
having the characteristics or structure of crystals
2.
consisting of or containing crystals
3.
made of or like crystal; transparent; clear
adj.
late 14c., from Old French cristalin “like crystal” (Modern French crystallin), from Latin crystallinus, from Greek krystallinos “of crystal,” from krystallos (see crystal).
crystalline crys·tal·line (krĭs’tə-lĭn, -līn’, -lēn’)
adj.
crystal
(krĭs’təl)
crystalline adjective
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