recrystallization

recrystallization

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Etymology

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Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English crystal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
English crystallization
English recrystallization

    From re- + crystallization.

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    Noun

    recrystallization (countable and uncountable, plural recrystallizations)

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

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