crystalline

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L.A.’s smog changed just about everything around us — even the crystalline light that the Chamber of Commerce bragged about, that enticed people to come here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Solid electrolytes made from crystalline materials tend to develop microscopic cracks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

The term derives from the white crystalline powder used in cleaning, soldering, glass making and in pesticides, which in centuries past was sold as a cure-all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

And there’s nutty: a good crystalline parm or Manchego that adds both salt and depth.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

The cold thing in his hand chimed once: a crystalline tinkling like the bells of a tiny glass cathedral.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman