noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
crystalline material; crystalline substance
Technical term used in geology, materials science, and chemistry to describe a substance composed of crystals or having a crystalline structure. Often used attributively with の.
この岩石は結晶質で、肉眼でも小さな結晶が見える。
This rock is crystalline, and small crystals are visible even to the naked eye.
結晶質の物質は規則正しい原子配列を持っている。
Crystalline substances have a regular atomic arrangement.