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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
- For example, microcrystalline pyrite is ubiquitous on the inner surface of cell walls, within lignified cell walls and in the middle lamella.
- The results indicate that the amorphous film gradually transfers into microcrystalline Si, and the grain size is nanometer order of magnitude.
- The globe - like diamond microcrystalline aggregates were fabricated by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition ( MPCVD ) method.
- The extent of change, however, varies considerably, depending on the type of microcrystalline stone and on the heat treatment procedures used.
- Agate is a microcrystalline quartz ( silica ) , characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color.
- The very last fluorite to crystallize left a dusting of microcrystalline snow-white material occupying most of the tight junctures where quartz crystals come together.
- Successful treatment of these acute microcrystalline events depends on early use of an effective and safe anti-inflammatory drug in full dosage.
- Subsequent microscopic study of the outer layer shows that, in a few specimens, patches of the microcrystalline material grade laterally into vestigial spicular fabric.
- Associated minerals include pyrophyllite, lazulite, quartz, various brightly colored iron oxides, barite, and a suite of microcrystalline phosphates.
- 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.