crystallization
crystallization — noun
1. the scientific process by which a dissolved substance or a liquid forms solid cr
the scientific process by which a dissolved substance or a liquid forms solid crystals — for instance, when salt grains appear as seawater evaporates, or when sugar turns back into solid grains in a syrup.
Lotte added a pinch of cream of tartar to the sugar syrup to stop crystallization during the candy-making process.
collocation: stop/prevent crystallization
In chemistry class, Trang watched the slow crystallization of copper sulfate in a beaker over several days.
crystallization of + chemical substance
The lab technician explained that rapid cooling produces many small crystals, while slow crystallization creates larger ones.
Shirin's research examines how temperature and pressure affect the crystallization of minerals in volcanic rock.
- solidification
broader term — any change from liquid to solid, not specifically crystal formation
- precipitation
chemistry term for a solid forming from a solution, often as crystals
- dissolution
the process of a solid dissolving into a liquid
2. the process by which vague ideas, feelings, or creative plans become clear and t
the process by which vague ideas, feelings, or creative plans become clear and take a definite shape — for example, when a musician's broad artistic vision finally finds its exact expression in a finished album.
The novel took eight years to write, and readers praise it as the crystallization of the author's deepest beliefs.
crystallization of + abstract noun (beliefs, ideas, thoughts)
Ife sees the new community center as the crystallization of years of discussion among local residents.
For many critics, the film represents the crystallization of everything that made 1990s Japanese cinema so distinctive.
The peace agreement was the crystallization of months of careful negotiation between the two sides.
- embodiment
more general — something that represents an idea in physical form
- synthesis
focuses on combining separate elements into a whole
- expression
broader — any form of showing an idea, not necessarily a final fixed one
- confusion
a state where thoughts are not clear or fixed
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Typically used with 'of' followed by an abstract noun. The subject is often a creative work, agreement, or institution that embodies a broader set of ideas.