crystalline

Words with a similar base: crystalline

'crystalline'

[crystalline.a.01] as in: consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

Examples:
granite is crystalline

'crystalline'

[crystalline.s.01] as in: distinctly or sharply outlined; - John Buchan

Examples:
crystalline sharpness of outline

'crystalline'

[crystalline.s.02] as in: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

Examples:
the cold crystalline water of melted snow
crystal clear skies
could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
lucid air
a pellucid brook
transparent crystal

Origins

					crystalline (English)
├── -ine (English)
│   └── -ine (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── -ine (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── -inus (Latin)
│               └── ινος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── crystal (English)
    └── cristal (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        └── crystallum (Latin)
            └── κρύσταλλοσ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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