crystalline.

1. Consisting of crystals or possessing an ordered crystal structure.

2. Remarkably clear or transparent, as though resembling clear crystal.

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Words that belong together

• crystalline mineral
• crystalline deposit

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Crystalline deposits glittered along the pipe's fractured edge.

The mineral formed a crystalline crust inside the cavity.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more crystalline; superlative most crystalline where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.