crystallization

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From crystal +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɹ̠ɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

crystallization (countable and uncountable, plural crystallizations)

  1. The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
  2. The body formed by crystallizing.
    Silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.
  3. The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
  4. The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.

Derived terms

Translations

the body formed by crystallizing

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