seed crystal

noun

A small crystal from which a larger crystal of the same substance is grown

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Meanings

nounseed crystal (plural seed crystals)

plural seed crystals

  1. A small crystal from which a larger crystal of the same substance is grown

Origin

By analogy with the seeds of plants.

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Translations

Bulgarian затравка
  • затравка (zatravka)crystal from which a larger crystal is grown
German Impfkristall
  • Impfkristallcrystal from which a larger crystal is grown
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APA

seed crystal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20crystal

MLA

“seed crystal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20crystal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seed crystal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20crystal.

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