"process by which molecules of a substance in liquid or vapor form unite and become solid, 1660s, noun of action from crystallize. Figurative use is attested by 1842.
cryptonym
cryselephantine
crystal
crystalline
crystallisation
crystallization
crystallize
crystallized
crystallography
crystallomancy
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