Collocations withcrystal
These are words often used in combination withcrystal.
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cubic crystal
Superalloys typically have a matrix with an austenitic face-centered cubic crystal structure.
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ice crystal
However, slower cooling usually favors ice crystal formation, which would, at minimum, alter the contraction of the solvent and could itself damage the crystal.
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lead crystal
There is a similar directive about crystal glass which differentiates between full lead crystal, lead crystal and crystal.
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liquid crystal display
For example, a liquid crystal display is a form of programmable matter.
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mineral crystal
It is secreted by osteoblasts during bone formation, initiating mineralization and promoting mineral crystal formation.
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perfect crystal
By slowly cooling a material, it often enables a more perfect crystal structure to form which has stronger material properties.
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photonic crystal
Self-stabilization of the carrierenvelope phase of an optical parametric amplifier verified with a photonic crystal fiber.
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protein crystal
Structural changes in a cryocooled protein crystal owing to radiation damage.
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quartz crystal
For this application the quartz crystal plate is usually cut with a crystal orientation that minimises temperature coefficient around room temperature.
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salt crystal
The saliva salt crystal formation is known as ferning, due to the visual similarity to a fern plant under the microscope as the saliva dries.
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single crystal
The screen can either be a free-standing single crystal or a polycrystalline fine grain phosphor.
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snow crystal
Because of the thaw-refreeze cycle, snow crystal shapes change over time, producing crystal shapes somewhat akin to wet granular, but larger.
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tiny crystal
On the other hand the light from a semiconductor laser typically exits the tiny crystal with a large divergence: up to 50.
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