crystallisation

UK: /ˌkrɪst^əlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən/

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crys•tal•lize /ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz/   v., -lized, -liz•ing. 

1. Crystallography to (cause to) form into crystals; (cause to) assume crystallike form: [no object]
   The minerals crystallized in the heat.
   [~ + object]
   Great heat crystallized these minerals long ago.
2. to (cause to) become definite or concrete in form: [~ + object]
   to crystallize an idea.
   [no object]
   His ideas hadn't yet crystallized.
3. Food [~ + object] to coat with sugar.

crys•tal•liz•a•ble, adj. 
crys•tal•li•za•tion /ˌkrɪstələˈzeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]
crys•tal•liz•er, n. [countable]

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crys•tal•li•za•tion  (kris′tl ə zā′shən), n. 

1. Crystallography the act or process of crystallizing.
2. Crystallography a crystallized body or formation.

• crystall- + -ization 1655–65

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

crys•tal•lize  (kris′tl īz′), v., -lized, -liz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Crystallography to form into crystals;
   cause to assume crystalline form.
2. to give definite or concrete form to:
   to crystallize an idea.
3. Food to coat with sugar.

v.i. 

4. Crystallography to form crystals;
   become crystalline in form.
5. to assume definite or concrete form.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] crys′tal•lise′. 

• crystall- + -ize 1590–1600

crys′tal•liz′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
crys′tal•liz′a•ble, adj. 
crys′tal•liz′er, n. 

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crystallize, crystalize, crystallise, crystalise / ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz/ verb

1. to form or cause to form crystals; assume or cause to assume a crystalline form or structure
2. to coat or become coated with sugar
3. to give a definite form or expression to (an idea, argument, etc) or (of an idea, argument, etc) to assume a recognizable or definite form

ˈcrystalˌlizable, ˈcrystalˌizable, ˈcrystalˌlisable, ˈcrystalˌisable adjective

ˌcrystalliˈzation, ˌcrystaliˈzation, ˌcrystalliˈsation, ˌcrystaliˈsation noun