NOUN | phenomenon | crystallisation, crystallization, crystallizing | the formation of crystals |
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Meaning | The formation of crystals. | |
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Synonyms | crystallization, crystallizing | |
Narrower | efflorescence, bloom | A powdery deposit on a surface |
Broader | chemical phenomenon | Any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) |
Spanish | cristalización | |
Catalan | cristal·lització | |
Verbs | crystallise | cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form |
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