crystallogenicadj.
/ˌkrɪstələ(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌkrɪstl̩ə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌkrɪstələˈdʒɛnɪk/ Chemistry and Mineralogy.
Crystal-forming, producing crystallization; (also) of or relating to crystal formation.
ΚΠ
1836 J. D. Dana in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 30 281 When the axes of a crystal are hereafter referred to, those lines are understood which connect the centres of the opposite faces. They may be called Crystallogenic axes to distinguish them from the Crystallographic or those found convenient in the descriptions of crystals.
1881 Nature 24 Feb. 398/2 Between these two kinds of crystallogenic action there are many gradations.
1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. cxi. 701 Because crystals only occur in urine that is supersaturated with crystallogenic substances, it represents a risk factor for urolithiasis.
Derivatives
ˌcrystalloˈgenical adj. rare = crystallogenic adj.
ΚΠ
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) at Crystallogenic Crystallogenical, relating to crystallogeny.
1929 Bull. Permanent Internat. Assoc. Road Congr. Nov.–Dec. 285 What is the chemical or crystallogenical mechanism, thanks to which the silicate of soda improves the properties of stones?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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