procrystalline

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adjective

That will convert to a crystalline form

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Meanings

adjectiveprocrystalline (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat will convert to a crystalline form

    This property of procrystalline solids suggests a mechanism by which strongly-correlated topological disorder might allow new and useful functionalities, including independently-optimised thermal and electronic transport behaviour as required for high-performance thermoelectrics..

    2015, Alistair R. Overy, Andrew B. Cairns, Matthew J. Cliffe, Matthew G. Tucker, Andrew L. Goodwin, “Design of crystal-like aperiodic solids with selective disorder--phonon coupling”, in arXiv

Origin

From pro- + crystalline.

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procrystalline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procrystalline

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