crystallurgyn.
/krɪˈstalədʒi/, /ˈkrɪstələːdʒi/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstəˌlərdʒi/ rare.
The formation of crystals, crystallization; the branch of knowledge concerned with this.
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1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Crystallurgy (Chem.) vide Crystallization.
1897 A. W. Besant Anc. Wisdom i. 49 In these [sc. the ‘first minerals’] are beautifully shown—as may be seen by reference to any book on crystallurgy—the numerical and geometrical lines on which forms are constructed.
1905 Metaphysical Mag. 18 136 Seven years of research and close application to this all-absorbing science of Crystallurgy had a profound effect upon my whole being.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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