CRYSTALLIZED

crystallized, crystalised

(adjective) having both internal structure and external form of a crystal; “quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized”

crystallized, crystallised

(adjective) having become fixed and definite in form; “distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion”- Psychological Abstracts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

crystallized

having definitive and fixed form, solidified.

being crystalline, in the form of crystals.

Verb

crystallized

simple past tense and past participle of crystallize

Source: Wiktionary


CRYSTALLIZE

Crys"tal*lize (krs"tal-lz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-lzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cristalliser. See Crystal.]

Definition: To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.

Crys"tal*lize, v. i.

Definition: To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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