English

Alternative forms

• crystalize
• (non-Oxford British spelling) crystallise, crystalise

Verb

crystallize ‎(third-person singular simple present crystallizes, present participle crystallizing, simple past and past participle crystallized)

1. (transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals

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

2. (intransitive) to assume a crystalline form

   The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.

3. (transitive) to give something a definite or precise form

   After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.

4. (intransitive) to take a definite form

   My ideas crystallized overnight.

5. (transitive) to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar

   We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.

Translations

Derived terms

• crystallizable
• crystallization / crystallisation

Related terms

• crystalline