Etymology

recrystallization

Today it means: A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals. Full definition →

English crystallization ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcrystal
  7. Englishcrystallization
  8. English todayrecrystallization

From re- + crystallization.

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