crystallin
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪstəlɪn/
- Archaic
:
cristalino
- The lake's surface was perfectly crystallin, mirroring the sky on a clear day.
Examples
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She admired the crystallin structure of the ice formation, which sparkled like diamonds.
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The old glass vase had a wonderfully crystallin shine that reflected the sunlight beautifully.
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We identify that the requirement for HSF-1 in this phenotype was IL2 neuron-specific and required the downstream expression of the a-crystallin ortholog HSP-16.48.
Academic text (2017) -
This cell-specific signaling pathway requires the transcription factor HSF-1, most likely through its transcriptional control of the a-crystallin ortholog, small heat shock protein HSP-16.48.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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6.6
Made of many small solid parts that form regular shapes like salt or snow
9
3.9
A surface that is smooth and shiny like glass
5
3.1
Completely see-through so you can easily see inside
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9.9
Clear and see-through like glass
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4.1
Having a hard, smooth, clear surface like glass
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3.8
It looks and feels like smooth clear glass
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8.5
Having a smooth, shiny, and slightly see-through surface like glass
Having the shape or structure of crystals
A thing that has a regular repeating shape like salt or diamond
Very clear and easy to understand
Having a clear, glass-like appearance
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crystallin comes from an old Greek word meaning 'ice' or 'crystal' and shares the root crystal with the everyday word crystal. So something crystallin is 'clear' or 'glassy', like a crystal.