to recrystallize
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- verb
- /ˌriːˈkrɪstəlˌaɪz/
- Specialized
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recristalizar
- The minerals in the rock may recrystallize over time due to changes in temperature and pressure.
- melted and recrystallized
Examples
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Like neodymium, those elements fit poorly into silicate structures and prefer a liquid phase, at least until they cool or recrystallize under pressure.
Academic text (2005) -
Invert sugar is sucrose that has been treated with a weak acid solution and then recrystallized (to get rid of the acid).
Blog text (5) -
Also, there was quite a legal tangle for some patent (Wyeth, I think) that stated the compound of interest was "recrystallized" from some solvent or other, which was read by the patent office as prior art.
Blog text (22) -
In order to improve its quality and grain size, it is recrystallized by encapsulating it in a thin layer of silicon dioxide or silicon nitride, and then sent through a furnace which re-melts the silicon and cools it down slowly.
Blog text (23) -
The chemist decided to recrystallize the compound to purify it for further testing.
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After heating the salt solution, we let it cool so that the crystals could recrystallize.
Synonyms
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To form crystals, like salt or sugar from a liquid
Surface Forms
Morphology
recrystallize = crystallize (transparent) = re + crystal + ize
The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the action expressed by 'crystallize'.
Etymology
Recrystallize breaks into re- meaning 'again' and crystal meaning 'a solid with a regular shape, like a gem', so it simply means to 'make crystals again'. That's why metals or minerals recrystallize after heating or change: they form new crystal structures.