English Explanatory Dictionary

crystalline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
  2. Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
  3. Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
  4. Pure.
noun
  1. Any crystalline substance.
  2. Aniline.
name
  1. A female given name of rare usage.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/ /ˈkɹɪs.təˌlaɪn/ /ˈkɹɪs.təˌliːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crystalline.wav

Word forms

crystalline more crystalline most crystalline chrystalline crystallines

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

crystal

Antonyms

amorphous noncrystalline

Derived words

anticrystalline cryptocrystalline crystalline arthritis crystalline humor crystalline humour crystalline lens crystallinely crystallineness crystallinity extracrystalline heterocrystalline holocrystalline hypercrystalline hypocrystalline intercrystalline intracrystalline isocrystalline macrocrystalline magnetocrystalline mesocrystalline microcrystalline monocrystalline multicrystalline nanocrystalline neurocrystalline noncrystalline oligocrystalline paracrystalline pericrystalline phanerocrystalline polycrystalline procrystalline pseudocrystalline quasicrystalline semicrystalline spherocrystalline subcrystalline uncrystalline
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