pseudocrystal

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noun

A substance that appears to be crystalline, even under a microscope, but does not have a true crystalline diffraction pattern.

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Meanings

nounpseudocrystal (plural pseudocrystals)

plural pseudocrystals

  1. A substance that appears to be crystalline, even under a microscope, but does not have a true crystalline diffraction pattern.

Origin

From pseudo- + crystal.

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APA

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

MLA

“pseudocrystal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocrystal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudocrystal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocrystal.

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