crystallized
pronunciation
How to pronounce crystallized in British English:
UK [ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd]
How to pronounce crystallized in American English:
US [ ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd]
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- Adjective:
- having become fixed and definite in form
- having both internal structure and external form of a crystal
Word Origin
- crystallized (adj.)
- c. 1600, past participle adjective from crystallize. Of fruit, etc., from 1875.
Example
- 1. Image : crystallized mitoxantrone visualized under polarized light .
- 2. German concerns were crystallized into euro-zone policy .
- 3. Monsieur , the queen is asking for crystallized fruit .
- 4. Crystallized intelligence , by contrast , consists of particular kinds of knowledge .
- 5. Both were right-and the conversation crystallized some thoughts I 've been having about japan 's situation , and ours .