Crystallise Meaning
/ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of crystallize.
Sentence Examples
The solution will crystallise when cooled.
Heat prevents the mixture from crystallise.
You must cool the liquid slowly to crystallise the sugar.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
If you leave the solution overnight, the salt will ____ into solid forms.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The solution will ____ when cooled.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English crystal English -ise English crystallise From crystal + -ise.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"formed from durene and durylic acid by prolonged boiling with dilute nitric acid, crystallises in long transparent prisms, and sublimes at a high temperature."
— 1886, Henry Watts, George Fownes, Sir William Augustus Tilden, Watts Manual of Chemistry, page 567:
"As the time for the excursion drew near, details crystallised."
— 1961 December 26, M. J. Wilson, “Special train to Blackpool”, in Trains Illustrated, page 755:
"Opinion within his organisation had been changing and crystallising rapidly and the situation had altered within the past few months."
— 1962 December 26, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 376:
"By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano."
— 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 10:
"The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign."
— 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
If you leave the solution overnight, the salt will ____ into solid forms.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The solution will ____ when cooled.