Term: crystallinity
Literally
meaning: “the state of standing cold”
Origin: Anc Greek
κρύο/cryo(=cold)
+ίστημι/histimi(=to stand) >στάσις/stasis(=halt)
Coined/History
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Definition
Crystallinity is the degree of structural order of ions, molecules, and
atoms in a solid. The degree of crystallinity is a term especially for studies of high polymers.
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