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| − | '''crystalline''' ( | + | '''crystalline''' ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]]) – shaped like a crystal, with the structure of a crystal, e. g., calcium oxalate forming a [[druse]] is ''crystalline'', i. e., it occurs as [[stellate]] crystals within lichen [[thalli]]; [[episamma]] may be crystalline, [[oily]] or [[granular]]; [[pruina]] may be ''crystalline'' or [[hoary]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
crystalline (adjective) – shaped like a crystal, with the structure of a crystal, e. g., calcium oxalate forming a druse is crystalline, i. e., it occurs as stellate crystals within lichen thalli; episamma may be crystalline, oily or granular; pruina may be crystalline or hoary.
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