Crystal vs Macroseeding - What's the difference?
crystal | macroseeding |
(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
(uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
(uncountable, slang) crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
The glass over the dial of a watch case.
Very clear.
The seeding of crystallization using an intact crystal that has already been grown
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, passage=Repeated cycles of macroseeding were required to obtain crystals of sufficient size for data collection
As a proper noun crystal
is .As a noun macroseeding is
the seeding of crystallization using an intact crystal that has already been grown.crystal
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(wikipedia crystal)Alternative forms
* crystall (obsolete) * chrystal (obsolete)Noun
Synonyms
* (array of atoms) grainAntonyms
* (array of atoms) amorphous, glassDerived terms
* anticrystal * crystalliferous * crystalline * crystallite * crystallization, crystallisation * crystallize, crystallise * crystallographer * crystalloid * crystal stone * quasicrystalAdjective
(-)- "Do I make myself clear?" / "Crystal ."
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*macroseeding
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