having crystalline structure that can be seen only with a microscope
microcrystalline in American English
(ˌmaikrouˈkrɪstlɪn, -ˌain-)
adjective
minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals
Derived forms
microcrystallinity (ˌmaikrouˌkrɪstlˈɪnɪti)
noun
Word origin
[1875–80; micro- + crystalline]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, cross-fertilization, graph, neoclassic, overdraftmicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram)
Examples of 'microcrystalline' in a sentence
microcrystalline
Chlorite clumps and masses were also documented with microcrystalline mosaic albite and quartz.
Wolela Ahmed 2002, 'Effects of heat-flow and hydrothermal fluids from volcanic intrusions on authigenicmineralization in sandstone formations', Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopiahttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/20947. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Microcrystalline mosaic albite and quartz developed rather than overgrowths and crystalsnear the intrusions.
Wolela Ahmed 2002, 'Effects of heat-flow and hydrothermal fluids from volcanic intrusions on authigenicmineralization in sandstone formations', Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopiahttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/20947. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Microcrystalline cellulose was used as a model compound.
Laura Kupiainen, Juha Ahola, Juha Tanskanen 2014, 'Kinetics of Formic Acid-catalyzed Cellulose Hydrolysis', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_2_2645_Kupiainen_Kinetics_Formic_Acid_Cellulose. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Microcrystalline hematite was suggested as being the coloring mineral.
Yuxiong Xiao, Yanzhang Li, Hongrui Ding, Yan Li, Anhuai Lu 2018, 'The Fine Characterization and Potential Photocatalytic Effect of Semiconducting MetalMinerals in Danxia Landforms', Mineralshttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/12/554. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The quality indices of the obtained microcrystalline cellulose were determined by standard methods.
Valerii A. Barbash, Irina V. Trembus, Sergiy V. Syrotuk 2018, 'A Method for Producing Microcrystalline Cellulose from Hemp Fibers', Наукові вісті Національного технічного університету України "Київський політехнічнийінститут"http://bulletin.kpi.ua/article/view/118670. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nopal cellulose was found to be comparable to commercial microcrystalline cellulose.
Horacio Vieyra, Ulises Figueroa-López, Andrea Guevara-Morales, Berenice Vergara-Porras,Eduardo San Martín-Martínez, Miguel Ángel Aguilar-Mendez 2015, 'Optimized Monitoring of Production of Cellulose Nanowhiskers from Opuntia ficus-indica(Nopal Cactus)', International Journal of Polymer Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/871345. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the present research, high silicon (6.4%) - iron microcrystalline ribbons were obtained by rapid quenching.
Ibarrondo, I., Degauque, J., Recarte, V., San Juan, J. M. 1998, 'Incidencia del recocido bajo atmósfera de nitrógeno en el tamaño de grano, texturay pérdidas en el núcleo (10-1000 Hz) en cintas microcristalinas Fe - 6,4 % Si obtenidaspor solidificación rápida', Revista de Metalurgiahttp://revistademetalurgia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/revistademetalurgia/article/view/755/767. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dolomitization results in the formation of microcrystalline rounded aggregates over aragonite fibres.
Martín-Pérez A., Martín-García R., Alonso-Zarza A.M. 2012, 'Diagenesis of a drapery speleothem from Castañar Cave: from dissolution to dolomitization',International Journal of Speleologyhttp://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=ijs. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We compare the thermoelectric performance of composites with microcrystalline or nanocrystalline structures.
Yu Liu, Doris Cadavid, Maria Ibáñez, Silvia Ortega, Sara Martí-Sánchez, OleksandrDobrozhan, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Jordi Arbiol, Andreu Cabot 2016, 'Thermoelectric properties of semiconductor-metal composites produced by particle blending',APL Materialshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4961679. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The chiral stationary phase employed was the microcrystalline cellulose triacetate.
M. A. G. Santos, V. Veredas, I. J. Silva Jr., C. R. D. Correia, L. T. Furlan, C. C.Santana 2004, 'Simulated moving-bed adsorption for separation of racemic mixtures', Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineeringhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322004000100013. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)