Definition of crystal

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Crystal (n.) The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian..

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Radiate :: Radiate (a.) Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal..
Oxamethane :: Oxamethane (n.) Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder..
Quinizarin :: Quinizarin () A yellow crystalline substance produced artificially. It is isomeric with alizarin.
Lactose :: Lactose (n.) Sugar of milk or milk sugar; a crystalline sugar present in milk, and separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin..
Crystallography :: Crystallography (n.) The doctrine or science of crystallization, teaching the system of forms among crystals, their structure, and their methods of formation..
Pseudomorphism :: Pseudomorphism (n.) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that which belongs to the species..
Cyanuric Acid :: Cyanuric acid () an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic acid. It is a white crystalline substance, odorless and almost tasteless; -- called also tricarbimide..
Form :: Form (n.) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
Foliation :: Foliation (n.) The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it having been produced by pressure..
Recrystallization :: Recrystallization (n.) The process or recrystallizing.
Quinone :: Quinone (n.) A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type..
Macle :: Macle (n.) A twin crystal.
Fourling :: Fourling (n.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals.
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone..
Yenite :: Yenite (n.) A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called ilvaite.
Chrysoberyl :: Chrysoberyl (n.) A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem..
Fisetin :: Fisetin (n.) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from fustet, and regarded as its essential coloring principle; -- called also fisetic acid..
Rhaphides :: Rhaphides (n. pl.) Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants..
Hyoscyamine :: Hyoscyamine (n.) An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc..
Quinic :: Quinic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance..
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