crystallization
Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
The English word “crystallization” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
- The body formed by crystallizing.
- The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
- The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.
Etymology
From crystal + -ization.
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More English words
- crystallite
- crystallitic
- crystallizability
- crystallizable
- crystallize
- crystallized
- crystallized fruit
- crystallizer
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