crystalline

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It manufactures neodymium magnets by pouring liquid alloy onto a rotating, cooled disk, then rapidly quenching and pulverizing it to freeze the delicate crystalline structure at a microscopic scale before it can grow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

For under $5, I would strongly recommend a box of Turbinado sugar, which retains some of its natural molasses and gives desserts this deeply satisfying crystalline crunch.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

In crystalline As2S3, this response happens even under low-intensity ultraviolet light.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

First Solar’s technology doesn’t use crystalline silicon, commonly used in solar cells, and the company has said it isn’t dependen China’s solar supply chains.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Of the two forms of DNA—the “dry” crystalline form and a “wet” form—the wet form seemed to have a less convoluted structure.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee