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recrystallization

noun

Etymology

From re- + crystallization.

  1. derived from *krews-✻
  2. derived from κρύσταλλος
  3. derived from cristal
  4. derived from cristall
  5. inherited from cristalla
  6. inherited from crystal
  7. formed as crystallization — “crystal + -ization”
  8. prefixed as recrystallization — “re + crystallization”

Definitions

  1. A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved…

    A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.

  2. The process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.

  3. The growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling.

The neighborhood

Derived

microrecrystallization

Vish — recursive loop

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