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- Ancient Greekκρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
- Ancient Greekκρῠπτός (krŭptós)
- Englishcrypto-
- Englishcrystalline
- English todaycryptocrystalline
From crypto- + crystalline.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cryptocrystalline
Today it means: Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification. Full definition →
English crystalline ← Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)