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crystalline

/ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/

crystalline adjective: of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

Adjective

crystalline (comparative more crystalline, superlative most crystalline)

  1. Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
    Synonyms:
    crystal
  2. Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
  3. Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
    • There the roſy-finger'd Spring, by the liquid mirror of a cryſtalline pool, was attiring her fair daughters in ſeven-fold ornaments, while the love-whiſpering breezes ſtole kiſſes as they paſſed, and fanned their glowing beauties.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iii
    Synonyms:
    crystal
  4. Pure.
    • not in his favoured midfield role, either but as a false No 9: the sort of role Guardiola only hands to his chosen, crystalline few: Mario Götze at Bayern Munich (less successfully), Lionel Messi at Barcelona (a little more so).2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian

Noun

crystalline (plural crystallines)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Crystalline

Crystalline

  1. A female given name of rare usage.
    • Mr. and Mrs. George W. Jordan of Evergreen announce the engagement of their daughter, Crystalline Myra, to First Lt. Robert H. Rhodes, United States Army, son of Mr. L. B. Rhodes and the late Mrs. Rhodes of Effingham.1954 January 10, “[Engagements and Marriages] Jordan - Rhodes”, in Florence Morning News, volume XXX, number 297, Florence, S.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 1
    • WACHTEL — Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Wachtel, Coeur d’Alene, are parents of a seven-pound, one-ounce daughter, Crystalline Jean, born Feb. 21.1978 March 14, “[Family focus] New arrivals”, in The Coeur d’Alene Press, volume 71, number 191, Coeur d’Alene, Ida., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 2

crystalline meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

crystalline in Hindi

क्रिस्टलीय, स्फटिकीय, स्फटिकी

crystalline in Tamil

படிகத் தன்மை, படிக, படிகநிலை, பளிங்குருவுள்ள, படிகமான, படிகவடிவ

crystalline in Marathi

स्फटिकीय, क्रिस्टलीय, स्फटिकाकार

crystalline in Urdu

کرسٹلائن
More languagesFewer languages
crystalline in Bengali
স্ফটিকাকার
crystalline in Telugu
స్ఫటికాకార, స్ఫటికాకారంగా
crystalline in Malayalam
ക്രിസ്റ്റലിൻ, ക്രിസ്റ്റലൈൻ
crystalline in Kannada
ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಾಕಾರದ, ಸ್ಫಟಿಕೀಯ
crystalline in Punjabi
بلوری balaurī
crystalline in Gujarati
સ્ફટિકીય, સ્ફટિકી, સ્ફટિકાકાર
crystalline in Odia
ସ୍ଫଟିକୀଯ଼, ସ୍ଫଟିକାକାର, ସ୍ଫଟିକୀ
crystalline in Nepali
क्रिस्टलीय, स्फटिकीय, क्रिस्टलाइन
crystalline in Tagalog
malakristal
crystalline in Malay
berhablur, habluran, berkristal, kristalin
crystalline in Persian
بلورین bolurin, بلوری boluri

Examples of crystalline in a sentence

  • Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste.
  • Potassium citrate is a white, hygroscopic crystalline powder. It is odorless with a saline taste.
  • Glass is an amorphous solid, but some glass is called "crystal" because it looks crystalline and has been called crystal since before humans even understood molecular structure at all.

All 34 example sentences with crystalline

Synonyms of crystalline

Antonyms

Forms of crystalline

Adjective
comparativemore crystalline
superlativemost crystalline
alternative form (obsolete)chrystalline
Noun
pluralcrystallines

Origin of crystalline

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.

From crystalline.

Words formed from crystalline

Phrases with crystalline

Questions about crystalline

What does crystalline mean?
Crystalline means of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
What is crystalline in Hindi?
Crystalline in Hindi is क्रिस्टलीय, स्फटिकीय, स्फटिकी. See Crystalline meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is crystalline?
Crystalline can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce crystalline?
Crystalline is pronounced /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/.

Words near crystalline in the dictionary

  1. crystallic
  2. crystalliferous
  3. crystalliform
  4. crystallin
  5. Crystallina
  6. crystalline
  7. crystalline arthritis
  8. crystalline humor
  9. crystalline humour
  10. crystalline humours
  11. crystalline lens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crystalline (page history and authors); Crystalline (page history and authors); crystalline (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crystalline (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); بلوری (Punjabi) (page history and authors); crystalline (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crystalline (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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