anticrystallization

noun

resistance to crystal formation

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Meanings

nounanticrystallization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableresistance to crystal formation

    Exaggerated oxidative stress in HS-treated hyperoxaluric kidneys possibly increases citrate transporter NaDC-1 expression and lowers OPN and THP defense, leading to a worsening of hypocitraturia and poor anticrystallization against CaOx crystal formation.

    2015 August 5, “High Sodium-Induced Oxidative Stress and Poor Anticrystallization Defense Aggravate Calcium Oxalate Crystal Formation in Rat Hyperoxaluric Kidneys”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From anti- + crystallization.

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APA

anticrystallization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticrystallization

MLA

“anticrystallization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticrystallization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticrystallization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticrystallization.

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