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Cryptocrystalline

Meaning

Adj

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In Petrology:
Whose
only becomes
at high levels of magnification.

Noun

●
In Petrology:
A
of this kind.
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Origin

cryptocrystalline
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crypto-
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κρυπτός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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κρύπτω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
crystalline
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-ine
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-ine
Middle English (1100-1500)
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-ine
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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-inus
Latin
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ινος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
crystal
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cristal
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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crystallum
Latin
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κρύσταλλοσ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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