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

These included metals such as copper, noble gases under extreme pressure such as argon in crystalline state, and the complex solid-solid phase transition of tin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Best of all, it’s self-organizing: Under the right conditions, it automatically forms a regular, crystalline pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

And there’s nutty: a good crystalline parm or Manchego that adds both salt and depth.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Still Ralph heard every word of every speech as though it were the crystalline note of an ice chime.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen