GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Crystallize (krĭsˈtal‑līz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-līzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] [Cf. F.  cristalliser. See Crystal.] To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.

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    crystallize, v. i. To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction; to precipitate from a solution in the form of crystals.

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