crystalline

== English == === Alternative forms === chrystalline (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, crystal +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/, /ˈkɹɪs.təˌlaɪn/, /ˈkɹɪs.təˌliːn/ === Adjective === crystalline (comparative more crystalline, superlative most crystalline) Of, relating to, or composed of crystals. Synonym: crystal Antonyms: noncrystalline, amorphous (chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure. Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent Synonym: crystal Pure. ==== Antonyms ==== amorphous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === crystalline (plural crystallines) (obsolete) Any crystalline substance. (obsolete) Aniline. === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [krysˈtal.lɪ.nɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [krisˈtal.li.ne] === Adjective === crystalline vocative masculine singular of crystallinus