crystalline
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Fleshwater’s crystalline guitar leads and tidal currents of noise hit so much harder for the revving percussion, which moves with the dexterity of metal and hardcore.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Sofi Oksanen’s crystalline Finnish libretto, translated into multiple languages by Aleksi Barrière, Saariaho’s son, takes place on two levels that gradually meld into one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
These included metals such as copper, noble gases under extreme pressure such as argon in crystalline state, and the complex solid-solid phase transition of tin.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
And there’s nutty: a good crystalline parm or Manchego that adds both salt and depth.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
The thin air had a shimmering, crystalline quality that made even distant peaks seem close enough to touch.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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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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