microcrystallinityn.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌkrɪstəˈlɪnᵻdi/ The property or state of being microcrystalline.
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microcrystallinity1946
1946 Nature 28 Dec. 930/1 Microcrystallinity and a capacity to yield strong and pliable fibres are properties by no means confined to the linear poly-amides.
1967 Encycl. Polymer Sci. & Technol. VII. 207 It is possible to distinguish microcrystallinity, detectable by x-ray examination from macrocrystallinity, visible through a polarizing microscope.
1990 Nucl. Geophysics 4 475 (title) Micro-crystallinity in radioactive materials.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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