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# crystallisation

noun (crystallisation, uncountable; US crystallization)

«crystallisation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) The process of crystals forming, for example when a salty or sugary solution cools or the water evaporates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#m1)
2. The way an idea or plan becomes clear and definite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons: dissolve salt or sugar in warm water, leave it, and the water evaporates — crystals grow (crystallisation). It is a way to get a solid back from a solution, a separation method. Snowflakes and frost also form by crystallisation.

### Examples

- We watched the crystallisation of salt in a dish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#x1)
- Crystallisation separates salt from salty water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#x2)
- Honey can turn hard by crystallisation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#x3)
- Snowflakes form by crystallisation of water vapour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#x4)
- Slow crystallisation makes bigger crystals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#x5)
- The meeting led to the crystallisation of our plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling -isation, US -ization. Verb: crystallise / crystallize. Uncountable. Note the double l: crystal-l-isation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crystallisation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallisation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crystallisation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystallisation.html) on Mova free.