crystalline
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L.A.’s smog changed just about everything around us — even the crystalline light that the Chamber of Commerce bragged about, that enticed people to come here.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Solid electrolytes made from crystalline materials tend to develop microscopic cracks.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026
The term derives from the white crystalline powder used in cleaning, soldering, glass making and in pesticides, which in centuries past was sold as a cure-all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
And there’s nutty: a good crystalline parm or Manchego that adds both salt and depth.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
The small, secure weight of tools along his belt, the smell of intermittent rain, and the crystalline brilliance of the clouds at dusk: these are the only times when Volkheimer feels marginally whole.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Vocabulary lists containing crystalline
Earth Science - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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