uncrystallizable
Definition
Adjective: Not capable of being crystallized; unable to form crystals.
Usage Examples
- (The material could not form crystals.)
- (Compounds that resist crystallization.)
Advanced Usage
- "uncrystallizable residue": a solid or semi-solid material that remains after attempts to crystallize a solution have failed.
- After cooling the solution, only an uncrystallizable residue remained. (A non-crystalline substance was left behind.)
- "uncrystallizable state": a condition in which a substance cannot transition into a crystalline form, often due to molecular disorder.
- The polymer exists in an uncrystallizable state at room temperature. (The material remains amorphous.)
Variants and Related Words
- Crystallize (verb): to form crystals or cause to form crystals.
- The sugar began to crystallize as the solution cooled. (Crystals started to form.)
- Crystallizable (adjective): capable of being crystallized.
- This salt is highly crystallizable. (It easily forms crystals.)
- Crystallization (noun): the process of forming crystals.
- Crystallization occurs when a liquid solidifies into a crystal structure.
Synonyms
- Non-crystallizing: not undergoing crystallization.
- Amorphous: lacking a defined crystalline structure (though not always identical in meaning, as amorphous substances may be inherently uncrystallizable).
Related Idioms
- "set in stone": fixed and unchangeable (figurative use; not directly related to crystallization but contrasts with the idea of forming a rigid crystal structure).
- The plan is not set in stone; it remains uncrystallizable in its current form. (The plan is not yet fixed or finalized.)