Crystallogenical

/ˌkrɪstələˈdʒɛnɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to the origin and formation of crystals; having the nature or character of crystallogenesis.

Etymology

An adjectival form combining crystal with -genesis (origin) and the suffix -ical (of or relating to). This is a less common variant that appears primarily in older mineralogical literature from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Kelly Says

While 'crystallogenical' is largely archaic, it reminds us how scientists once tried every possible suffix combination to describe natural phenomena—a linguistic laboratory as much as a mineral one.

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