recrystallization

noun

A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.

OriginEnglish crystallization ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounrecrystallization (countable and uncountable, plural recrystallizations)

plural recrystallizations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.
  2. countableuncountablegeographyThe process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.
  3. countableuncountableengineeringThe growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcrystal
  7. Englishcrystallization
  8. Englishrecrystallization

From re- + crystallization.

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Translations

Finnish uudelleenkiteyttäminen, uudelleenkiteytys
  • uudelleenkiteyttäminenchemistry: purification technique
  • uudelleenkiteytyschemistry: purification technique
  • uudelleenkiteytyminengeology: process in the formation of metamorphic rocks
  • uudelleenkiteytyminenmetallurgy: growth of grain size
  • rekristallisaatiometallurgy: growth of grain size
Greek ανακρυστάλλωση
  • ανακρυστάλλωση (anakrystállosi)chemistry: purification technique
Cite this entry
APA

recrystallization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recrystallization

MLA

“recrystallization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recrystallization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recrystallization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recrystallization.

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