v., -lized also -ized, -liz·ing -iz·ing, -liz·es -iz·es. v.tr.
- To cause to form crystals or assume a crystalline structure.
- To give a definite, precise, and usually permanent form to: The scientists finally crystallized their ideas about the role of the protein.
- To coat with crystals, as of sugar.
- To assume a crystalline form.
- To take on a definite, precise, and usually permanent form.
crystallization crys'tal·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
crystallizer crys'tal·liz'er n.







