recrystallize
[ ree-kris-tl-ahyz ]
/ riˈkrɪs tlˌaɪz /
verb (used without object), re·crys·tal·lized, re·crys·tal·liz·ing.
to become crystallized again.
Metallurgy.
(of a metal) to acquire a new granular structure with new crystals because of plastic deformation, as when hot-worked.
verb (used with object), re·crys·tal·lized, re·crys·tal·liz·ing.
to crystallize again.
Also
especially British,
re·crys·tal·lise.
Origin of recrystallize
First recorded in 1790–1800;
re- +
crystallize
OTHER WORDS FROM recrystallize
re·crys·tal·li·za·tion, nounWords nearby recrystallize
recrudesce,
recrudescence,
recrudescent typhus,
recruit,
recruitment,
recrystallize,
rect,
rect-,
rect.,
recta,
rectal
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British Dictionary definitions for recrystallization
recrystallize
recrystallise
/ (riːˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz) /
verb
chem
to dissolve and subsequently crystallize (a substance) from the solution, as in purifying chemical compounds, or (of a substance) to crystallize in this way
to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a deformed metal forms a new set of undeformed crystal grains