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polycrystalline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
poly-crys-talline
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English crystalline English polycrystalline From poly- + crystalline.

Inflected Forms

more polycrystalline (comparative) most polycrystalline (superlative)

Derived Forms

nanopolycrystalline

Phrases

polycrystalline silicon

Frequently Paired Words

polycrystal

Questions

What does polycrystalline mean?
Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations
Where does polycrystalline come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English crystalline English polycrystalline From poly- + crystalline.

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