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

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

That sharp crystalline hit against the fudgy crumb makes the chocolate taste deeper.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Best of all, it’s self-organizing: Under the right conditions, it automatically forms a regular, crystalline pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

If only she would learn some theory, she would understand how her supposed antihelical features arose from the minor distortions needed to pack regular helices into a crystalline lattice.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson