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UK
/mˌaɪkɹəʊkɹˈɪstɐlˌaɪn/
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ADJECTIVE
- containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope
How To Use microcrystalline In A Sentence
- This difference is due to the fact that most volcanic rocks are microcrystalline or partly glassy, and thus it is more difficult to classify them by their mineralogical composition.
- Depth crystalline evolution property for microcrystalline Si films deposited by ion beam sputtering was studied.
- Finally, the whole surface is protected with a microcrystalline wax containing a corrosion inhibitor.
- Ultrastructurally, parenchymatous cell walls are coalified, whereas microcrystalline pyrite plus coalified material were observed within lignified cell walls.
- The term flint is used here to describe high-purity microcrystalline quartz with a conchoidal fracture that is prominent in beds of Pennsylvanian age in the Appalachian region.
- Of the seven necklaces pictured here, all purchased recently, three are varieties of chalcedony, which is itself a type of microcrystalline quartz. WalesOnline - Home
- Associated minerals include pyrophyllite, lazulite, quartz, various brightly colored iron oxides, barite, and a suite of microcrystalline phosphates.
- Petroleum microcrystallines are added to harden it, increase burn time and capacity.
- Also introducing the use of zeolite mineral to preparate ceramic stains , brick and foam microcrystalline glass.
- For example, microcrystalline pyrite is ubiquitous on the inner surface of cell walls, within lignified cell walls and in the middle lamella.