As adjectives the difference between crystalline and polynosic
is that crystalline is of, relating to, or composed of crystals while polynosic is describing a strong artificial fibre, made from cellulose, that consists of multiple crystalline fibrils.
As a noun crystalline
is (obsolete) any crystalline substance.
crystalline
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
of, relating to, or composed of crystals
(chemistry) having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure
resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
Antonyms
* amorphous
Noun
(
en noun)
(obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
(obsolete) aniline
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polynosic
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Describing a strong artificial fibre, made from cellulose, that consists of multiple crystalline fibrils