English Explanatory Dictionary

crystallize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make something form into crystals.
To assume a crystalline form.
To give a definite or precise form to (something).
To take a definite form.
To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/ en-us-crystalize.ogg

Word forms

crystallize crystallizes crystallizing crystallized crystalize crystallise crystalise

Etymology

From crystal + -ize. The double l reflects the classical stem found in its etyma, Latin crystallus and Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos), rather than the simplified spelling of the English base noun. Compare Hellenistic Greek κρυσταλλίζειν (krustallízein, “to shine like crystal”), post‐classical Latin crystallizare (“to change into crystal”), and French cristalliser.

Related words

crystalline

Derived words

cocrystallize crystallizability crystallizable crystallization crystallisation crystallizer decrystallize nanocrystallize noncrystallizing recrystallize uncrystallize

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