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Crystallizes vs Crystalizes - What's the difference?

crystallizes | crystalizes |

As verbs the difference between crystallizes and crystalizes

is that crystallizes is third-person singular of crystallize while crystalizes is third-person singular of crystalize.

crystallizes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (crystallize)

  • crystallize

    English

    Alternative forms

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

    Verb

    (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.

    Derived terms

    * crystallizable * crystallization / crystallisation

    crystalizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crystalize)

  • crystalize

    English

    Verb

    (crystaliz)
  • (rare)