crystallise

Other spellings

• (US) crystallize

Word parts

crystal + -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form crystallise

Third-person singular crystallises

Past tense crystallised

Past participle crystallised

Present participle crystallising

1. (transitive) (chemistry) (physics) If you crystallise something, you make it into the form of crystals.

   I crystallised the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.

2. (intransitive) If something crystallises, it changes into a crystalline form.

   The copper sulphate crystallised from solution.

Related words

• crystal
• crystallisation/crystallization