crystallography
noun
crys·tal·log·ra·phy
ˌkri-stə-ˈlä-grə-fē 
: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals
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The team used several advanced techniques — including X-ray crystallography, which analyzes the structure of molecules — to determine how hydralazine binds to ADO.
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Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
17 Nov. 2025
The breakthrough did not come until 1953, when Watson visited Wilkins at King’s College in London, and Wilkins showed him a new x-ray crystallography image of DNA.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Scientists have made tremendous strides in determining the three-dimensional structures of these target proteins through x-ray crystallography and NMR.
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Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
At that time, the structure of about 200,000 proteins had been determined by crystallography, costing billions of dollars.
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Marc Zimmer,
Discover Magazine,
10 June 2024
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Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
17 Nov. 2025
The breakthrough did not come until 1953, when Watson visited Wilkins at King’s College in London, and Wilkins showed him a new x-ray crystallography image of DNA.
—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Scientists have made tremendous strides in determining the three-dimensional structures of these target proteins through x-ray crystallography and NMR.
—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
At that time, the structure of about 200,000 proteins had been determined by crystallography, costing billions of dollars.
—
Marc Zimmer,
Discover Magazine,
10 June 2024
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“Crystallography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystallography. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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crystallography
noun
crys·tal·log·ra·phy
ˌkris-tə-ˈläg-rə-fē
: a science that deals with the form and structure of crystals
Medical Definition
crystallography
noun
crys·tal·log·ra·phy
ˌkris-tə-ˈläg-rə-fē
plural crystallographies
: a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals see x-ray crystallography
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