# seed crystal

> small piece of a single crystal used to initiate growth of a larger crystal

**Wikidata**: [Q899429](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899429)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_crystal)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/seed-crystal


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)