crystallization
[ kris-tl-uh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌkrɪs tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or process of crystallizing.
a crystallized body or formation.
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condensate, development, evolution, creation, arrangement, production, construction, design, pattern, structure, setting, solidification, freezing, coagulation, concretion, petrification, fossilization, ossification, calcification, rainfall
Nearby words
- crystallin,
- crystalline,
- crystalline lens,
- crystallisation,
- crystallite,
- crystallize,
- crystallized,
- crystallo-,
- crystallog.,
- crystallographic
Origin of crystallization
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crystallization
1660s, noun of action from crystallize + -ation. Figurative use is attested from 1842.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
crystallization
[ krĭs′tə-lĭ-zā′shən ]
n.
The formation of crystals or the assumption of a crystalline form.
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