Crystallize /(krĭs"tal*līz)/

Crys·tal·lize

Crystallize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Crystallized; p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing

  1. To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.

crystallize

v. i.
  1. To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction; to precipitate from a solution in the form of crystals.