intercrystalline
adjective[before noun]
chemistry,geologyspecialized(alsointer-crystalline)uk/ˌɪn.təˈkrɪs.təl.aɪn/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈkrɪs.təl.lən/between or amongcrystals(=solidsconsisting ofatomsormoleculesarrangedin aregularstructure):
Organicmaterialthat isdispersedbetweengrainsis called the intercrystallineorganicmatter.
Inter-crystalline or interparticlevoidsarepresentin allrocks.
- Inmetals, the microstructure isformedbygrainsand inter-crystallinematter
- Thereplacementreactioncanproceedrapidlyat all inter-crystallineboundaries.
- This canleadto inter-crystallineporosity.
- Thesecrystalshave amostlycontinuousintercrystallineorganicmatrix.
Geology: mineralogy
- concentrate
- crude
- crystal
- crystalline
- deposit
- fool's gold
- gold dust
- magnesium
- mica
- mineral
- mineralogical
- mineralogist
- nugget
- prospector
- pyrite
- quasicrystal
- seam
- silicate
- silicon
- zircon