Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a crystalline structure visible only under a microscope.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Minutely crystalline: said of crystalline rocks of which the constituents are individually so minute that they cannot be distinguished from each other by the naked eye; cryptocrystalline.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Crystallog.) Crystalline on a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Composed of
microscopic crystals
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope
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Examples
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I carry a small jar of Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly which is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
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I carry a small jar of Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly which is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
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I carry a small jar of Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly which is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
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I carry a small jar of Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly which is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
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I carry a small jar of Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly which is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
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I carry a small jar of Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly which is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
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Edetate Disodium In the event of a calcium or digitalis overdose , this microcrystalline powder can be injected as an emergency measure to restore the body's calcium balance or heart rate.
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The scientists have replaced the fat with microcrystalline cellulose, a purified substance derived from plants.
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I carry a small jar of Vaseline® Petroleum Jelly which is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.
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Edetate Disodium In the event of a calcium or digitalis overdose , this microcrystalline powder can be injected as an emergency measure to restore the body's calcium balance or heart rate.
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