RECRYSTALLIZE

Etymology

Verb

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

(ambitransitive) To crystallize again; especially as a means of purification.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*crys"tal*lize (r*krs"tal*lz), v. i. & t. (Chem. & Min.)

Definition: To crystallize again. Henry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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