Etymology

crystallurgy

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Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρύσταλλος“ice, crystal”
  2. English todaycrystallurgy

From Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice, crystal”) + -urgy.

Words from the same roots

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