Recrystallization
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recrystallization
(rē′krist·əl·ə′zā·shən)
(chemistry) Repeated crystallization of a material from fresh solvent to obtain an increasingly pure product.
(crystallography) A change in the structure of a crystal without a chemical alteration.
(metallurgy) A process which takes place in metals and alloys following distortion and fragmentation of constituent crystals by severe mechanical deformation, in which some fragments grow at the expense of others, so that larger, strain-free grains are formed; it progresses slowly at room temperature, but is greatly speeded by annealing.
(petrology) The formation of new mineral grains in crystalline form in a rock under the influence of metamorphic processes.
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Recrystallization
The process of precipitating a solid by lowering its solubility in a solution. This can be accomplished by a number of means, such as evaporation, cooling, salting, etc. Menthol is recrystallized from mentha arvensis by cooling the oil down and recrystallization of l-menthol 1.
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recrystallization
In cryosurgery, the conversion of small crystals, produced during the freezing process, to larger ones which are more damaging to cells. Occurs during a slow rewarming phase.
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recrystallization
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The return of a wrought metal to crystalline form because of excessive cold working or excessive application of heat.
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