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crystalline

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"Gemlike in structure"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceillnrstyStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

Word origin

From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, crystal + -ine.

Used in a sentence

  • Mr. and Mrs. George W. Jordan of Evergreen announce the engagement of their daughter, Crystalline Myra, to First Lt. Robert H. Rhodes, United States Army, son of Mr. L. B. Rhodes and the late Mrs. Rhodes of Effingham.
  • WACHTEL — Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Wachtel, Coeur d’Alene, are parents of a seven-pound, one-ounce daughter, Crystalline Jean, born Feb. 21.
  • “I have an eight-month-old baby girl, Crystalline,” she [Yelonda Williams] said.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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