transcrystalline

adjective

trans·​crystalline

(ˈ)tranz,

-raanz,

-n(t)s+

: across or through individual crystals as opposed to between or around them

—used of fractures or cracks in metals

Word History

Etymology

trans- + crystal + -ine

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