crystalline structure

collocation in English

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crystalline
adjective
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/ˈkrɪs.təl.aɪn/us
/ˈkrɪs.təl.lən/
literary
clear and bright ...
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structure
noun
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/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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In the center of thecrystallinestructureof the regulus, the alchemist's star is found.
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Thecrystallinestructureof the dust particles was observed in the plasma-sheath boundary under typical laboratory conditions.
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Some such methods depend on thecrystallinestructureof the substrate and show that the operations are coming close to the singlemolecule level.
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It has a simple cubiccrystallinestructure.
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Most materials have acrystallinestructure.
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Thecrystallinestructureresembled a fractured icicle.
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Itscrystallinestructureshows some evidence of directional bonding.
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These might also form a chicken wirecrystallinestructure.
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What we now know is that concrete made with high alumina cement undergoes changes in itscrystallinestructure.
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Solids in general have acrystallinestructureinstead of an amorphous structure because thecrystallinestructurehas a stronger binding energy.
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Concrete made with high alumina cement undergoes changes in itscrystallinestructure, known as conversion, causing a loss of strength which is sometimes serious.
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There are also applications that benefit fromcrystallinestructureas well.
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The types are differentiated by theircrystallinestructure, ordering and density.
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A laser pulse removed an electron from every atom without disrupting thecrystallinestructure.
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One important characteristic of acrystallinestructureis its atomic packing factor.
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The high-temperature gamma allotrope has a body-centered cubiccrystallinestructure.
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Such disordered materials lack the rigidcrystallinestructureof conventional semiconductors such as silicon.
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Thecrystallinestructurealso prevents people from using earth sorcery to modify it.
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The zircon mineral incorporates uranium and thorium atoms into itscrystallinestructure, but strongly rejects lead.
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These chains are formed symmetrically to preserve thecrystallinestructureof the cells.
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There are three trihydroxides: bayerite, gibbsite, and nordstrandite, which differ in theircrystallinestructure(polymorphs).
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Lard or suet work well because they have a coarse,crystallinestructurethat is very effective.
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