different between crystallize vs recrystallize

crystallize

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

crystal +? -ize

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k??st?la?z/

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.

Derived terms

  • crystallizable
  • crystallization / crystallisation

Related terms

  • crystalline

Translations

crystallize From the web:

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  • what crystallized honey
  • what crystallizes in a metallic lattice
  • what crystallizes when urine is allowed to stand
  • what crystallizes in urine
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  • what crystallizes with d5ns
  • what medications crystallize when mixed with d5ns


recrystallize

English

Etymology

re- +? crystallize

Verb

recrystallize (third-person singular simple present recrystallizes, present participle recrystallizing, simple past and past participle recrystallized)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To crystallize again; especially as a means of purification.

Translations

recrystallize From the web:

  • what does recrystallized emerald mean
  • what does crystallize mean
  • what is recrystallized emerald
  • what is recrystallized alumina
  • crystallize chemistry
  • what is recrystallized structure
  • what does recrystallize
  • what does crystallize mean in science terms
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