crystallization

CEFRC1

/ˌkɹɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of forming crystals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The body formed by crystallizing.

Examples

  • He extracted salt from seawater through crystallization.

  • Silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
1

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase

  2. The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.

  3. The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.

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Origin

noun

From crystal + -ization.