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crystallographic

crystallographic

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Relating to the study of crystals and how their atoms are arranged
  • adjective
  • /ˌkrɪstələˈɡræfɪk/
  • Specialized
: cristalográfico
  • Direct methods are very powerful for small molecules, and at present, the crystallographic community is tremendously interested in extending those methods to macromolecular crystal structures.
  • crystallographic axis
  • crystallographic determination
  • crystallographic structure

In fact, I'm looking at the energetic state of health when I am looking at the crystallographic patterns of water.

Examples

  • The objective is to facilitate the theoretical calculations and thereby enhance the information that may be derived from a crystallographic experiment.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Well, until last month, anyway, when the X-ray crystallographic data came in.

    Blog text (1)

  • The treatment of crystallographic information.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Equations 2 and 3 together provide the practical foundation for crystallographic structure analysis.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In fact, I'm looking at the energetic state of health when I am looking at the crystallographic patterns of water.

    André Duqum

  • Some additional evidence for the latter conjecture also comes from a related crystallographic investigation.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In organic chemistry and biology, this identification helps complete the crystallographic determination of a substance.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Sometimes a crystallographic asymmetric unit contains two or more identical subunits.

    Academic text (2006)

  • When the three phases constituting the interface have crystallographic orientation relationships that lead to a parallel alignment of the zone axis, the interface structure could be properly imaged.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The scientist presented her findings on the crystallographic structure of the new mineral at the conference.

Surface Forms

crystallographic positive

Morphology

crystallographic = graphic (semi-transparent) = crystallo + graphic

The word is built from the recognizable combining form crystallo- plus graphic, but the specialized technical meaning is not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Crystallographic starts with crystal, a clear mineral whose name came from a Greek word for 'ice', and ends with graphic, a part that means 'writing' or 'drawing', as in graph and photograph. So, crystallographic is about 'writing' or 'drawing' the shape and inner structure of crystals, which is why it means the study or description of crystals.