crystallochemicaladj.
/ˌkrɪstələ(ʊ)ˈkɛmᵻkl/, /ˌkrɪstl̩ə(ʊ)ˈkɛmᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌkrɪstələˈkɛmək(ə)l/ Chemistry.
Of or relating to the chemistry of crystalline substances or crystal chemistry.
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1853 Chemist 4 487/2 A new idea, introduced into science by M. Laurent, has made a considerable advance in crystallo-chemical studies.
1908 Chem. Abstr. 2359 This type of equilibrium between chemically different substances may be called crystallochemical.
1972 R. Galopin & N. F. M. Henry Microsc. Study Opaque Minerals viii. 197/2 The various crystallochemical conditions which exist during crystallisation result in the association of certain groups of elements.
2005 R. E. Newnham Properties of Materials Introd. i. 4 Using examples drawn from engineering technology, I have tried to point out the crystallochemical parameters most important to the understanding of a molecular mechanism.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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