SEMICRYSTALLINE

Etymology

Adjective

semicrystalline (not comparable)

Partially crystalline (and partially amorphous).

Source: Wiktionary


Sem`i*crys"tal*line, a. (Min.)

Definition: Half crystalline; -- said of certain cruptive rocks composed partly of crystalline, partly of amorphous matter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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