crystalliticadj.
/ˌkrɪstəˈlɪtɪk/, /ˌkrɪstlˈɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌkrɪstəˈlɪdɪk/ Geology and Materials Science.
Of the nature of a crystallite; consisting of or containing crystallites.
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crystallitic1859
1859 A. Harker Petrol. vii. 97 The general mass of the glass is full of very minute crystallitic bodies.
1918 E. A. Smith Zinc Industry viii. 142 On annealing, however, this crystallitic structure is replaced by a well-defined crystalline structure.
1996 L. J. Zeman in L. J. Zeman & A. L. Zydney Microfiltration & Ultrafiltration ii. 99 Since the PVDF polymer is semicrystalline, the ‘leaves’ are likely to be crystallitic units.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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