recrystallization.
A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.
Meaning & usage
A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.
The process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.
The growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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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