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Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology

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Figure 2 A point lattice. (Adapted from Ref. 6.)<br />

E. Crystal Polymorphism <strong>and</strong> Habit<br />

Solids of the same composition that can exist in more than one form are referred to<br />

as polymorphic. The discussion of metastable versus stable in Sec. I.C alluded to<br />

this phenomenon. Crystal habit has simply been defined as the overall shape of the<br />

crystal [2]. From a crystallographic perspective, habit reflects the directional growth<br />

Figure 3 A unit cell. (Adapted from Ref. 6.)<br />

Copyright 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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