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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation wordnet
3. 3
   The body formed by crystallizing. countable, uncountable

   "Silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations."

4. 4
   a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces wordnet
5. 5
   The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   the formation of crystals wordnet
7. 7
   The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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arteriosclerosisatherosclerosiscrystalcrystalcrystallisationcrystallizing

Antonyms

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vitrification

Example

More examples

"He extracted salt from seawater through crystallization."

Etymology

From crystal + -ization.

Related phrases

fractional crystallizationpost-crystallizationwater of crystallization

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