Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or state of being crystalline; crystalline structure.
- noun In petrography, the degree of crystallization in a rock, as compared with the state of glassiness, whether completely or partly crystallized.
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- noun uncountable The condition of being
crystalline - noun countable The degree to which a material (e.g. a polymer or a rock) is crystalline
Etymologies
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Examples
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The reinforcement can either be an added material, such as metal or ceramic fibers, or internally created by precipitating ductile dendrites within the BMG, yielding partial crystallinity.
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Sandalwood and frankincense in the base enhance both the fresh-green-dry and the creamy-ripe-languid sides of the rose, its fragile crystallinity and its heady intensity.
Archive 2008-10-01 Marina Geigert 2008
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The pattern of crystallinity, however, is far from straight.
Sea Urchin Hold Secret of Biomineralization Staq Mavlen 2008
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"So the question we addressed is 'how does crystallinity propagate through the amorphous mineral?'"
Sea Urchin Hold Secret of Biomineralization Staq Mavlen 2008
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The pattern of crystallinity, however, is far from straight.
Archive 2008-11-01 Staq Mavlen 2008
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Sandalwood and frankincense in the base enhance both the fresh-green-dry and the creamy-ripe-languid sides of the rose, its fragile crystallinity and its heady intensity.
Perfume Review: Amouage Lyric Man Marina Geigert 2008
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"So the question we addressed is 'how does crystallinity propagate through the amorphous mineral?'"
Archive 2008-11-01 Staq Mavlen 2008
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Temperature of dissociation: - The temperatures at which CO2 dissociates from limestone depends on the proportionate amounts of MgCO3 and CaCO3, and on the crystallinity of the stone.
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However, a small amount of additive (such as another wax) destroys the crystallinity and could be a way to overcome this limitation.
5 Uses 1985
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Because of its crystallinity, jojoba wax appears unsatisfactory as a mold-release agent or as a plug for making molded objects; as the molten wax cools and solidifies it develops too many fracture lines.
5 Uses 1985
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