CRYSTALLISATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The formation of crystals

Synonyms:

crystallisation; crystallization; crystallizing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("crystallisation" is a kind of...):

chemical phenomenon (any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crystallisation"):

bloom; efflorescence (a powdery deposit on a surface)

Derivation:

crystallise (cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form)