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crystallization

[ kris-tl-uh-zey-shuh n ]

/ ˌkrɪs tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of crystallizing.

a crystallized body or formation.

Origin of crystallization

First recorded in 1655–65; crystall- + -ization

OTHER WORDS FROM crystallization

post·crys·tal·li·za·tion, adjective

Words nearby crystallization

crystalliferous, crystallin, crystalline, crystalline lens, crystallite, crystallization, crystallize, crystallo-, crystallog., crystallographic, crystallographic axis

Example sentences from the Web for crystallization

With it crystallization is not the mysterious act itself by which a substance passes from the fluid state to the solid state.

Amiel's Journal |Henri-Frdric Amiel
This is probably due to some physical defects or to crystallization from shocks.

Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.--No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 |Various
By this method it is shown that water, when present as “water of crystallization,” behaves as if it were ice.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 |Various
This being the case, it is not surprising that repeated attempts have been made to effect the crystallization of alumina.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 |Various

M. Geoffroy prepares the Sedative Salt by crystallization only, in the following manner.

Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed. |Pierre Joseph Macquer

Medical definitions for crystallization

crystallization

[ krĭs′tə-lĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The formation of crystals or the assumption of a crystalline form.

Other words from crystallization

crys′tal•lize′ (-līz′) v.