Crystalize vs Crystallize - What's the difference?

Crystallize is a alternative form of crystalize.

is that crystalize is an alternative spelling of lang=en while crystallize is to make something form into crystals.

(crystaliz)

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* crystalize * (non-Oxford British spelling) crystallise, crystalise

(crystalliz)

(transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals

I crystallized the copper sulphate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.

to assume a crystalline form

The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.

to give something a definite or precise form

After some thought, I crystallized my ideas for the paper.

to take a definite form

My ideas crystallized overnight.

to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar

We crystallized the fruit by coating in sugar.

* crystallizable * crystallization / crystallisation