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crystalline.

Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn//ˈkɹɪs.təˌlaɪn//ˈkɹɪs.təˌliːn/
  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.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn//ˈkɹɪs.təˌlaɪn//ˈkɹɪs.təˌliːn/
  1. Any crystalline substance.

    obsolete
  2. Aniline.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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