crystallization

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crystallization

  • /ˌkɹɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ US

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noun crystallizations · crystallisation · crystalization

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
  2. countable, uncountable The body formed by crystallizing. Silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.
  3. countable, uncountable The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
  4. countable, uncountable The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise. Bernstein's theories could never have had such an earth-shaking effect if they had not been a crystallization of ideas which were already in the air.

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noun the act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal

Españolcristalización
中文結晶作用 /结晶作用 jiéjīng zuòyòng
Portuguêscristalização
Françaiscristallisation
DeutschKristallisation
Italianocristallizzazione
Ελληνικάκρυστάλλωση krystállosi
Românăcristalizare, cristalizație
Русскийкристаллиза́ция kristallizácija

noun the body formed by crystallizing

Italianocristallizzazione
Ελληνικάκρυστάλλωση krystállosi

noun formation of a solid from a solution

Italianocristallizzazione
Ελληνικάκρυστάλλωση krystállosi

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@misc{crystallization_2026,
  title = {crystallization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crystallization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}