CRYSTALIZE, verb transitive To cause to form crystals. Common salt is crystalized by the evaporation of sea water. CRYSTALIZE, verb intransitive To be converted into a crystal; to unite, as the separate particles of a substance, and form a determinate and regular solid. Each species of salt crystalizes in a peculiar form.
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