Crystallize vs Cocrystallize - What's the difference?
crystallize | cocrystallize |
(transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals
to assume a crystalline form
to give something a definite or precise form
to take a definite form
to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar
As verbs the difference between crystallize and cocrystallize
is that crystallize is (transitive|chemistry|physics) to make something form into crystals while cocrystallize is to crystallize simultaneously with another substance.crystallize
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* crystalize * (non-Oxford British spelling) crystallise, crystaliseVerb
(crystalliz)- I crystallized the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
- The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.
- After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.
- My ideas crystallized overnight.
- We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.