Crystallize
verb
To form or cause to form into crystals.
Salt water will crystallize if it's left to evaporate.
Often appears as...
- crystallize into shape
- crystallize out of solution
verb
To become definite or more clear.
Her plans for starting a business finally started to crystallize.
Often appears as...
- crystallize thoughts
- crystallize ideas
verb
To coat with sugar crystals.
She decided to crystallize the orange slices for the cake decoration.
Often appears as...
- crystallize fruit
- crystallize sugar
Usage tips
Culinary
verb
To form or cause to form into crystals.
Salt water will crystallize if it's left to evaporate.
Often appears as...
- crystallize into shape
- crystallize out of solution
verb
To become definite or more clear.
Her plans for starting a business finally started to crystallize.
Often appears as...
- crystallize thoughts
- crystallize ideas
verb
To coat with sugar crystals.
She decided to crystallize the orange slices for the cake decoration.
Often appears as...
- crystallize fruit
- crystallize sugar
Usage tips
Culinary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Usually used in chemistry or physics when discussing substances changing state.
When cooled below zero, water will crystallize into ice.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Formation
It means that the crystals actually form, becoming visible to the naked eye.
As the temperature dropped, you could see the frost crystallize on the window.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Process
The action of crystallizing can be slow, and it involves stages.
The solution began to crystallize over several hours.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Usually used in chemistry or physics when discussing substances changing state.
When cooled below zero, water will crystallize into ice.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Formation
It means that the crystals actually form, becoming visible to the naked eye.
As the temperature dropped, you could see the frost crystallize on the window.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Process
The action of crystallizing can be slow, and it involves stages.
The solution began to crystallize over several hours.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Usually used in chemistry or physics when discussing substances changing state.
When cooled below zero, water will crystallize into ice.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Formation
It means that the crystals actually form, becoming visible to the naked eye.
As the temperature dropped, you could see the frost crystallize on the window.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Process
The action of crystallizing can be slow, and it involves stages.
The solution began to crystallize over several hours.
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but it's competing almost equally with a handful of deniers, that is not the truth; that is the epitome of fake news. And so for me, the last few years -- certainly this last year -- has crystallized the notion of fake news in a way that's truly alarming and not just some slogan to be thrown around.
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James Van Der Beek PIPE The...
had ten years of therapy the result was these these characters spoke the way teenagers felt and and these characters were able to kind of crystallize that awkward adolescent period in a way the teenagers understood but couldn't necessarily maybe put into words themselves I think what made it
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At that time, metallic glasses could only be tens or hundreds of microns thick, which was too thin for most practical applications. But since then, scientists have figured out that if you blend several metals that mix with each other freely, but can't easily crystallize together,
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Juan Enriquez: The...
you're going to miss one of the greatest adventures that we've ever been on. And this is what this adventure's really about. This is crystallized DNA. Every life form on this planet -- every insect, every bacteria, every plant, every animal, every human, every politician --
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How North America got...
That lowers the magma's melting point and makes it rise into the overlying North American plate. From a subterranean chamber, the magma travels upwards and erupts along a chain of volcanos. Magma still deep underground slowly cools, crystallizing to form solid rock,
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
another aspect of our lives which I find fascinating is this need in which our lives are evolving from the speed of the body to the speed of consumption to the economy and inertia the next project starts off with the crystallized moment
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And I said, that's what this is; this is calcium carbonate. And they didn't know that. They didn't know that what a seashell is, it's templated by proteins, and then ions from the seawater crystallize in place to create a shell.
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Shaffi Mather: A new way...
which I believe is indeed worth spreading. So, I share it with all of you here today, though the idea itself is getting crystallized and I'm still writing up the business plan. Of course it helps that fear of public failure
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How An Egg Becomes A...
concentrated solution but seeding points on the fibrous shell membrane as the calcium crystallizes entwined with special protein as it grows to form an egg shell finally comes the cuticle which helps
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What causes kidney...
or if urine becomes too acidic or basic, the particles can clump together and crystallize. Unless the problem is addressed, the crystals will gradually grow over a few weeks, months, or even years,
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How to seek truth in the...
but it's competing almost equally with a handful of deniers, that is not the truth; that is the epitome of fake news. And so for me, the last few years -- certainly this last year -- has crystallized the notion of fake news in a way that's truly alarming and not just some slogan to be thrown around.
Video examples
James Van Der Beek PIPE The...
had ten years of therapy the result was these these characters spoke the way teenagers felt and and these characters were able to kind of crystallize that awkward adolescent period in a way the teenagers understood but couldn't necessarily maybe put into words themselves I think what made it
Video examples
What is metallic glass?...
At that time, metallic glasses could only be tens or hundreds of microns thick, which was too thin for most practical applications. But since then, scientists have figured out that if you blend several metals that mix with each other freely, but can't easily crystallize together,
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Juan Enriquez: The...
you're going to miss one of the greatest adventures that we've ever been on. And this is what this adventure's really about. This is crystallized DNA. Every life form on this planet -- every insect, every bacteria, every plant, every animal, every human, every politician --
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How North America got...
That lowers the magma's melting point and makes it rise into the overlying North American plate. From a subterranean chamber, the magma travels upwards and erupts along a chain of volcanos. Magma still deep underground slowly cools, crystallizing to form solid rock,
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
another aspect of our lives which I find fascinating is this need in which our lives are evolving from the speed of the body to the speed of consumption to the economy and inertia the next project starts off with the crystallized moment
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12 sustainable design...
And I said, that's what this is; this is calcium carbonate. And they didn't know that. They didn't know that what a seashell is, it's templated by proteins, and then ions from the seawater crystallize in place to create a shell.
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Shaffi Mather: A new way...
which I believe is indeed worth spreading. So, I share it with all of you here today, though the idea itself is getting crystallized and I'm still writing up the business plan. Of course it helps that fear of public failure
Video examples
How An Egg Becomes A...
concentrated solution but seeding points on the fibrous shell membrane as the calcium crystallizes entwined with special protein as it grows to form an egg shell finally comes the cuticle which helps
Video examples
What causes kidney...
or if urine becomes too acidic or basic, the particles can clump together and crystallize. Unless the problem is addressed, the crystals will gradually grow over a few weeks, months, or even years,
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Joseph Stiglitz
American Economist
I think in part the reason is that seeing an economy that is, in many ways, quite different from the one grows up in, helps crystallize issues: in one's own environment, one takes too much for granted, without asking why things are the way they are.
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Alvar Aalto
Finnish Architect
Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work.
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Jean Piaget
Swiss Psychologist
During the first few months of an infant's life, its manner of taking the breast, of laying its head on the pillow, etc., becomes crystallized into imperative habits. This is why education must begin in the cradle.
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Gianluigi Buffon
Italian Athlete
When you go somewhere and think it will be your last time there, you always appreciate the beauty of it even more and want to crystallise emotions that you will keep with you forever.
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Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
You need to cultivate your passion and crystallize your vision. If you don't know where you're going, how are you going to plan a road-map for how to get there?
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Romola Garai
English Actress
A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
Some dramatic event often crystallizes popular attention, and the world turns on a dime.
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Bruce Nordstrom
American Businessman
The 1970s crystallized the service mantra as we now know it.
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Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
Writing crystallizes thought and thought produces action.
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Joseph Stiglitz
American Economist
I think in part the reason is that seeing an economy that is, in many ways, quite different from the one grows up in, helps crystallize issues: in one's own environment, one takes too much for granted, without asking why things are the way they are.
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Alvar Aalto
Finnish Architect
Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work.
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Jean Piaget
Swiss Psychologist
During the first few months of an infant's life, its manner of taking the breast, of laying its head on the pillow, etc., becomes crystallized into imperative habits. This is why education must begin in the cradle.
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Gianluigi Buffon
Italian Athlete
When you go somewhere and think it will be your last time there, you always appreciate the beauty of it even more and want to crystallise emotions that you will keep with you forever.
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Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
You need to cultivate your passion and crystallize your vision. If you don't know where you're going, how are you going to plan a road-map for how to get there?
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Romola Garai
English Actress
A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
Some dramatic event often crystallizes popular attention, and the world turns on a dime.
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Bruce Nordstrom
American Businessman
The 1970s crystallized the service mantra as we now know it.
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Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
Writing crystallizes thought and thought produces action.
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