crystallization
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- noun
- /ˌkrɪstələˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
cristalización
- Scientists studied the crystallization of salt from seawater to understand its formation better.
- crystallization on surfaces
When people recite prayers into the water, it changes the crystallization when it freezes.
- When people recite prayers into the water, it changes the crystallization when it freezes.
- It was just crystallization and ICP analysis to see what we have and which fraction plus X-ray fraction.
Examples
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During the crystallization process, the dissolved minerals begin to form solid structures.
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And that value can even be used to determine the temperature at which the crystallization took place.
Academic text (2003) -
So crystallization also refers to what happens to chocolate when we when we temper it.
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The opposite phenomenon, surface crystallization, also occurs in nature.
Academic text (1995) -
We have a collaborator who's in France and they tried to send us some protein to do crystallization experiments.
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At the same time, heat loss from the original basaltic magma induces its partial crystallization.
Academic text (2002) -
Most soluble globular proteins, or appropriate variants, can be crystallized, and commonly the crystals are polymorphic, depending on crystallization conditions.
Academic text (1995) -
The crystallization of sugar in this syrup creates beautiful, sparkling crystals.
Synonyms
Solid crystals form when a liquid cools or dries
Compounds
- Specialized
A small amount of water that stays inside a crystal and changes its color
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
crystallization = crystallize (transparent) = crystal + ize + ation
Formed by adding the productive nominal suffix '-ation' to the verb 'crystallize'; the derivation is regular and the meaning is predictable.
Etymology
Crystallization comes from crystal, which originally came from a Greek word that meant 'ice' because people thought crystals were like clear ice. So crystallization is the process of 'becoming a clear, solid shape', which is why we use it for the formation of real crystals.