cryptocrystalline

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkrɪptəʊˈkrɪstəlaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krip′tō kris′tl in, -īn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cryp•to•crys•tal•line  (krip′tō kris′tl in, -īn′),USA pronunciation adj. [Mineral.]
  1. Mineralogyhaving a microscopic crystalline structure.
  • crypto- + crystalline 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cryptocrystalline / ˌkrɪptəʊˈkrɪstəlaɪn/
  1. (of rocks) composed of crystals that can be distinguished individually only by the use of a polarizing microscope
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