crystalline
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Instead of transforming into another crystalline phase before melting, the carbon kept its diamond structure all the way to the liquid state.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Its saltiness and nuttiness made perfect sense with the romesco, but I realized I wanted foldiness rather than crystalline hunks.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
In her waking hours, Elle is the movie star of a “Barbarella”–like space adventure about an all-female crew who zips through a wormhole and crash lands on a crystalline planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
For those, to put it more generously, pulled in by the simple pleasures and crystalline profundities of the text.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He turned his back on it and lifted his eyes to the Wall, blazing blue and crystalline in the sunlight.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing crystalline
Earth Science - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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