Assumption of a crystalline form when a vapor or liquid becomes solidified, or a solute precipitates from solution.
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crys·tal·li·za·tion also Brit crys·tal·li·sa·tion .kris-tə-lə-'zā-shən n the process of crystallizing also a form resulting from this
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crys·tal·li·za·tion (kris″təl-ĭ-zaґshən) the formation of crystals; conversion to a crystalline form.Medical dictionary. 2011.