Definition of cryptocrystalline in English:
cryptocrystalline
adjective ˌkrɪptəʊˈkrɪst(ə)lʌɪnˌkriptōˈkristəˌlīn
Having a crystalline structure visible only when magnified.
non-porous cryptocrystalline limestone
Example sentencesExamples
- The textures of thunder eggs can vary from distinctly radiating fibrous textures to cryptocrystalline aggregates that preserve the structure of the original rhyolite.
- This cryptocrystalline silica can preserve with high fidelity delicate shell detail such as musculature.
- Silica precipitated from aqueous solution at low temperatures gives cryptocrystalline varieties such as opal, jasper, chalcedony, agate, carnelian, onyx, flint, and chert.
- In these, the spicular aspect grades abruptly inward into dense cryptocrystalline silica, which forms the bulk of the specimen.
Definition of cryptocrystalline in US English:
cryptocrystalline
adjectiveˌkriptōˈkristəˌlīn
Having a crystalline structure visible only when magnified.
nonporous cryptocrystalline limestone
Example sentencesExamples
- The textures of thunder eggs can vary from distinctly radiating fibrous textures to cryptocrystalline aggregates that preserve the structure of the original rhyolite.
- Silica precipitated from aqueous solution at low temperatures gives cryptocrystalline varieties such as opal, jasper, chalcedony, agate, carnelian, onyx, flint, and chert.
- In these, the spicular aspect grades abruptly inward into dense cryptocrystalline silica, which forms the bulk of the specimen.
- This cryptocrystalline silica can preserve with high fidelity delicate shell detail such as musculature.