crystallizing

crys·tal·lize

also crys·tal·ize C0785000 (krĭs′tə-līz′)v. crys·tal·lized, crys·tal·liz·ing, crys·tal·liz·es also crys·tal·ized or crys·tal·iz·ing or crys·tal·iz·es v.tr.1. To cause to form crystals or assume a crystalline structure.2. To give a definite, precise, and usually permanent form to: The scientists finally crystallized their ideas about the role of the protein.3. To coat with crystals, as of sugar.v.intr.1. To assume a crystalline form.2. To take on a definite, precise, and usually permanent form.

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crys′tal·liz′a·ble adj.crys′tal·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.crys′tal·liz′er n.

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crystallizing - the formation of crystals crystallisation, crystallizationchemical phenomenon - any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)efflorescence, bloom - a powdery deposit on a surface