crystallization | ||
1. | [ noun ] (psychology) a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation | |
Related terms: | construction crystallize | |
2. | [ noun ] (geology) a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces | |
Synonyms: | crystal | |
Related terms: | rock crystallite crystallize crystallize | |
3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,crystallography) the formation of crystals | |
Synonyms: | crystallizing crystallisation | |
Related terms: | chemical_phenomenon efflorescence crystallize crystallize | |
Similar spelling: |
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