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Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification.
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Cryptocrystalline — is a rock texture made up of such minute crystals that its crystalline nature is only vaguely revealed even microscopically in thin section by transmitted polarized light. Among the sedimentary rocks, chert and flint are cryptocrystalline.… … Wikipedia
Cryptocrystalline — Cryp to*crys tal*line ( kr?s tal l?n), a. [Gr. krypto s hidden + E. crystalline.] (Geol.) Indistinctly crystalline; applied to rocks and minerals, whose state of aggregation is so fine that no distinct particles are visible, even under the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cryptocrystalline — [krip΄tōkris′təl in] adj. Mineralogy having a crystalline structure of submicroscopic crystals … English World dictionary
cryptocrystalline — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1862 having a crystalline structure so fine that no distinct particles are recognizable under a microscope < cryptocrystalline quartz > … New Collegiate Dictionary
cryptocrystalline structure — kriptokristalinė struktūra statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Struktūra, sudaryta iš smulkių, pro optinį mikroskopą nematomų dalelių. atitikmenys: angl. cryptocrystalline structure rus. криптокристаллическая структура … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
cryptocrystalline — /krip toh kris tl in, uyn /, adj. Mineral. having a microscopic crystalline structure. [1860 65; CRYPTO + CRYSTALLINE] * * * … Universalium
cryptocrystalline — Having very minute crystals. * * * cryp·to·crys·tal·line .krip tō kris tə lən adj having a crystalline structure so fine that no distinct particles are recognizable under the microscope * * * cryp·to·crys·tal·line (krip″to krisґtə… … Medical dictionary
cryptocrystalline — adj. having a microscopic crystalline structure … English contemporary dictionary
cryptocrystalline — adjective having a crystalline structure visible only when magnified … English new terms dictionary
cryptocrystalline — cryp·to·crystalline … English syllables
