crystallization

[ kris-tl-uh-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌkrɪs tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of crystallizing.

a crystallized body or formation.

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Origin of crystallization

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

OTHER WORDS FROM crystallization

post·crys·tal·li·za·tion, adjective

Words nearby crystallization

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

How to use crystallization in a sentence

Through this cooling process of magma crystallization, mineral grains grow and can trap elements such as uranium that decay over time and produce a sort of stopwatch, recording their age.
Scientists Have Traced Earth’s Path Through the Galaxy via Tiny Crystals Found in the Crust|Chris Kirkland|August 25, 2022|Singularity Hub
The next few months will see the crystallization of a new constitution, as current Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason is poised to become Barbados’ first local head of state as president.
What Happens When Politicians Get Creative|Zuzia Whelan|September 28, 2021|Ozy
This extra thickness was most likely “the result of early magma ocean crystallization and solidification,” meaning that Mars may have been quickly frozen at a key point in its formative years, the team suggests.
We just got our best-ever look at the inside of Mars|Tatyana Woodall|July 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It’s about texture, bulking, caramelization and crystallization… We have a technology that’s going to give you the same sweetness gram for gram.
Has a startup finally found one of food science’s holy grails with its healthy sugar substitute?|Jonathan Shieber|February 26, 2021|TechCrunch

Barium and sodium salts were made by neutralizing the acid, and were purified by crystallization.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
The friendship of the two young men passed into a proverb, a proverb which is the crystallization of history.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
It is well to vary the conditions of heat, amount of solvent, and rate of crystallization, to get the best possible results.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
The tendency of their crystallization is to restore octahedral and cubical forms.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
From it he began the development of a theory of crystallization, using this observation as the key.
Catholic Churchmen in Science|James J. Walsh