Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 19 compound words that contain crystals. The most common are listed below. Open crystals in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- single crystalsplural of single crystal: A material formed from by the growth of a crystal nucleus without secondary nucleation or impingement on other crystals; a regular three-dimensional structure extends throughout the material
- cheese crystalsplural of cheese crystal: A whitish, slightly crunchy or gritty crystalline spot that can form on cheese and most often consists of calcium lactate.
- ice crystalsplural of ice crystal: A small, solid form of water in symmetrical shapes including hexagonal columns, hexagonal plates, and dendritic crystals.
- liquid crystalsplural of liquid crystal: A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.
- time crystalsplural of time crystal: A periodic biological system.
- twin crystalsplural of twin crystal: Either of two separate crystals that share crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner and intergrow.
- quartz crystalsplural of quartz crystal: A small crystal of quartz accurately cut in certain directions so that it can be vibrated at a particular frequency, to produce an electric signal of constant known frequency.
- quasi-crystalsplural of quasi-crystal: any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
- hopper crystalsplural of hopper crystal: A mineral crystal whose interior space is empty
- ionic crystalsplural of ionic crystal: a class of crystal consisting of a lattice of ions held together by their electrostatic interaction; they exhibit strong absorption of infrared radiation and have planes along which they cleave easily
- space-time crystalsplural of space-time crystal: A periodic biological system.
- photonic crystalsplural of photonic crystal: A periodic optical nanostructure that affects the motion of photons in much the same way that ionic lattices affect electrons in solids.
- Charcot-Leyden crystalsplural of Charcot-Leyden crystal: Elongated, double-pyramidal crystal of eosinophils found in the sputum in bronchial asthma
- anti-crystalsplural of anti-crystal Alternative form of anticrystals.
- bath crystalsplural of bath crystal: Synonym of bath salt (“inorganic salts added to bathwater”).
- blood crystalsplural of blood crystal: A crystal obtained by heating a hemoglobin solution with acetic acid.
- compound crystalsplural of compound crystal: A solid substance that is formed in which a compound solidifies and consists of a repeating, three-dimensional arrangement of its atoms.
- electron crystalsplural of electron crystal: A solid crystalline phase of electrons that forms when the electron density is sufficiently low.
- Iceland crystalsplural of Iceland crystal: A transparent form of calcite, used to demonstrate the polarization of light.
- jumping crystalsplural of jumping crystal: A dynamic molecular crystal that undergoes sudden, violent physical movements when subjected to temperature changes or light.
- lead crystalsplural of lead crystal: glass that contains at least 24% lead oxide (PbO).
- mountain crystalsplural of mountain crystal: A transparent quartz crystal, especially one that is colorless or limpid.
- negative crystalsplural of negative crystal: A uniaxial crystal, such as one of calcite, in which the extraordinary wave travels faster than the ordinary wave
- positive crystalsplural of positive crystal: A doubly refracting crystal in which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, such as quartz and …
- rock crystalsplural of rock crystal: A clear, colorless form of the silica-based mineral quartz.
Compound words 19
- nanocrystalsplural of nanocrystal: A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
- quasicrystalsplural of quasicrystal: any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
- anticrystalsplural of anticrystal: a perfectly disordered solid
- biocrystalsplural of biocrystal: A crystal produced by biological means.
- isocrystalsplural of isocrystal: A kind of p-adic analogue of a sheaf.
- macrocrystalsplural of macrocrystal: A relatively large crystal
- mesocrystalsplural of mesocrystal: An ordered aggregate of similarly-sized crystals
- metacrystalsplural of metacrystal: A porphyroblast produced by metamorphic recrystallization
- microcrystalsplural of microcrystal: A microscopic crystal.
- monocrystalsplural of monocrystal: A single crystal