cryptocrystalline

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ crystalline.

Adjective

cryptocrystalline (not comparable)

1. (petrology) Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification.

Derived terms

• microcryptocrystalline

 

Translations

whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification

• Portuguese: criptocristalino

Noun

cryptocrystalline (countable and uncountable, plural cryptocrystallines)

1. (petrology) A rock of this kind.