English Explanatory Dictionary

crystallization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɹ̠ɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crystallization.wav

Word forms

crystallization crystallizations crystallisation crystalization

Etymology

From crystal + -ization.

Derived words

anticrystallization biocrystallization cocrystallization cryptocrystallization decrystallization fractional crystallization nanocrystallization post-crystallization precrystallization recrystallization water of crystallization
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