different between crystalline vs megacryst

English

Etymology

From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin, from Latin crystall?nus (“like crystal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??st.?l.a?n/

Adjective

crystalline (comparative more crystalline, superlative most crystalline)

1. Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
2. (chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
3. Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.
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Antonyms

• amorphous

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

crystalline (plural crystallines)

1. (obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
2. (obsolete) aniline

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /krys?tal.li.ne/, [k??s??t?äl???n?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kris?tal.li.ne/, [k?is?t??l?in?]

Adjective

crystalline

1. vocative masculine singular of crystallinus

English

Noun

megacryst (plural megacrysts)

1. (geology) Any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix