recrystallize

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verb

To crystallize again; especially as a means of purification.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

verbrecrystallize (third-person singular simple present recrystallizes, present participle recrystallizing, simple past and past participle recrystallized)

present singular third person recrystallizes · participle present recrystallizing · participle past recrystallized · past recrystallized

  1. ambitransitiveTo crystallize again; especially as a means of purification.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcrystallize
  7. Englishrecrystallize

From re- + crystallize.

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Translations

Finnish uudelleenkiteytyä
  • uudelleenkiteytyäto crystallize again
German rekristallisieren
  • rekristallisierento crystallize again
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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