crystallo-, crystall-

(Greek: crystal, ice, freeze, congeal, frost; icelike, transparent; [especially in reference to a mineral or glass])

crystal
crystalline
Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.
crystallogram
A photograph produced when X-rays are diffracted by a crystal.
crystallographer
Someone who works in the branch of science that deals with the geometric description of crystals, their internal arrangements, and their properties.
crystalloic
crystallomancy, crystal gazing
Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl.
crystallophobia
crystalluria

Additional related "ice" units: glaci-; grando-.

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