# crystalline

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/ · frequency rank #21,175

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
2. Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
3. Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
4. Pure.

## Etymology
From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, crystal + -ine.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccrystalline`, `crrystalline`, `crsytalline`, `crysatlline`, `crysstalline`, `crystalilne`, `crystaline`, `crystallien`, `crystallinne`, `crystallnie`, `crystlaline`, `crysttalline`, `crytsalline`, `cryystalline`, `cyrstalline`, `rcystalline`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crystalline