recrystallization

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ crystallization.

Pronunciation

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Noun

recrystallization (countable and uncountable, plural recrystallizations)

1. (chemistry) a technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals
2. (geology) The process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.
3. (metallurgy) the growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling

Related terms

• recrystallize
• recrystallized

Translations

chemistry: purification technique

• Finnish: uudelleenkiteyttäminen, uudelleenkiteytys
• Greek: ανακρυστάλλωση (el) f (anakrystállosi)

geology: process in the formation of metamorphic rocks

• Finnish: uudelleenkiteytyminen

metallurgy: growth of grain size

• Finnish: uudelleenkiteytyminen, rekristallisaatio

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} ricristallizzazione f