crystallography

noun crys·tal·log·ra·phy \ˌkris-tə-ˈlä-grə-fē\

Definition of CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals

— crys·tal·log·ra·pher \-fər\ noun

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Medical Dictionary

noun crys·tal·log·ra·phy \ˌkris-tə-ˈläg-rə-fē\

plural crys·tal·log·ra·phies

: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals—see x-ray crystallography

—crys·tal·log·ra·pher \-fər\ noun

—crys·tal·lo·graph·ic \-lə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

—crys·tal·lo·graph·i·cal·ly \-ik(ə-)lē\ adverb

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