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crystallize | x |
(transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals
to assume a crystalline form
to give something a definite or precise form
to take a definite form
to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
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As a verb crystallize
is (transitive|chemistry|physics) to make something form into crystals.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.crystallize
English
Alternative forms
* crystalize * (non-Oxford British spelling) crystallise, crystaliseVerb
(crystalliz)- I crystallized the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
- The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.
- After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.
- My ideas crystallized overnight.
- We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.