crystallize

Other spellings

• (UK) crystallise

Word parts

crystal + -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form crystallize

Third-person singular crystallizes

Past tense crystallized

Past participle crystallized

Present participle crystallizing

1. (transitive) (chemistry) (physics) If you crystallize something, you make it into the form of crystals.

   I crystallized the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.

2. (intransitive) If something crystallizes, it changes into a crystalline form.

   The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.

Related words

• crystal
• crystallization/crystallisation