Recrystallization Meaning

/ˌriːˌkrɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
B2

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nounA technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.

nounThe process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.

Recrystallization is a process used to purify solid substances.
The scientist observed the slow recrystallization of the sample.
We purified the compound using a standard recrystallization method.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the laboratory, the metal was heated then cooled slowly to allow ____ of the solid.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the compound produced purer crystals with a more uniform structure.

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English crystal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English crystallization English recrystallization From re- + crystallization.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the laboratory, the metal was heated then cooled slowly to allow ____ of the solid.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the compound produced purer crystals with a more uniform structure.

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