crystalline
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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.
Once that confinement breaks down, the built-up tension is released and the metal rearranges into its usual crystalline form.
From Science Daily
The piece dominates a soaring atrium, capped with a curved, crystalline glass roof.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Hunter is unquestionably among the first tier of American playwrights, and his crystalline works are bountiful gifts to actors, in this case particularly the superlative Paul Sparks.
“She sang it so beautifully. And her voice was so crystalline and gorgeous.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
