crystallize
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for crystallize, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To cause something to turn into crystals.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To cause something to turn into crystals.
“I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.”
2. verb
To turn into crystals by itself.
“The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.”
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Etymology
From crystal + -ize. The double l reflects the classical stem found in its etyma, Latin crystallus and Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos), rather than the simplified spelling of the English base noun. Compare Hellenistic Greek κρυσταλλίζειν (krustallízein, “to shine like crystal”), post‐classical Latin crystallizare...
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