mixed crystaln.
/ˌmɪks(t) ˈkrɪstl/, U.S. /ˌmɪks(t) ˈkrɪst(ə)l/ Physical Chemistry.
A homogeneous crystal formed of more than one crystalline substance; a solid solution.
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mixed crystal1879
1879 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 36 769 Those substances only should be considered as isomorphous which are capable of forming mixed crystals.
1916 R. H. Rastall Agric. Geol. i. 4 Many of the most important rock-forming minerals are not pure chemical compounds; they are to be regarded rather as mixtures of various compounds possessing the property of isomorphism; in other words they are mixed crystals.
1963 C. R. Berry et al. in J. J. Gilman Art & Sci. Growing Crystals xii. 229 Mixed crystals of AgCl and AgBr..have been grown.
1989 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 448 189 Transport properties of spatially random systems (mixed crystals, alloys) are triggered by a distribution of microscopic..transfer rates.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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