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crystallography
noun
crys·tal·log·ra·phy
ˌkri-stə-ˈlä-grə-fē
: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals
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Scientists have made tremendous strides in determining the three-dimensional structures of these target proteins through x-ray crystallography and NMR.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
To identify the actual structures, researchers typically turn to x-ray crystallography.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 1 Aug. 2024
Before 2016, the only way to determine the shape of a protein was through X-ray crystallography, a laboratory technique that uses the diffraction of X-rays by single crystals to determine the precise arrangement of atoms and molecules in three dimensions in a molecule.
—Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
The researchers tried to do crystallography on it, but the results are somewhat ambiguous.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
crystallo- + -graphy (after French cristallographie or New Latin crystallographia)
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined above
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“Crystallography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystallography. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
crystallography
noun
crys·tal·log·ra·phy
ˌkris-tə-ˈläg-rə-fē
: a science that deals with the form and structure of crystals
Medical Definition
crystallography
noun
crys·tal·log·ra·phy
ˌkris-tə-ˈläg-rə-fē
plural crystallographies
: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals see x-ray crystallography
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