crystallisation
Forming ordered structure
Crystallisation is the British spelling of crystallization—the process by which atoms or molecules arrange into a highly organized solid structure.
In chemistry, substances crystallise from solutions or melts: The crystallisation of salt occurs as seawater evaporates.
Figuratively, crystallisation describes ideas or plans taking definite shape: Years of vague ambition finally reached crystallisation in a concrete proposal.
Initial cluster formation
- supersaturationExceeding dissolution equilibrium limits
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- coolingLosing thermal energy
saturation · concentration · seeding · growth · purification · dissolution · filtration · solidification
Make or become firm
- congealSolidify from liquid state
- setArrange in position
- coalesceUnite into one mass
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
freeze · solidification · consolidate · form · precipitate · deposit · coagulate · agglomerate
Openwork of crossed strips
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- facetPlane on cut stone
- cubicOf three dimensions
hexagonal · polymorph · habit · twinning · dendrite · needle · prismatic · tabular
Dissolving potential in liquid
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- kineticsScience of motion forces
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
diffraction · spectroscopy · stoichiometry · isomorphism · anisotropy · metastable · equilibrium
State of being understandable
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- emergenceComing into existence
- realizationGrasping what's true
- distillationPurification via vaporization
synthesis · convergence · formulation · coalescence · concretization · definition · manifestation · gelling
nucleation
Initial cluster formation
- supersaturationExceeding dissolution equilibrium limits
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
cooling · saturation · concentration · seeding · growth · purification · dissolution · filtration · solidification · formation
harden
Make or become firm
gel · freeze · solidification · consolidate · form · precipitate · deposit · coagulate · agglomerate · accrete
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- facetPlane on cut stone
cubic · hexagonal · polymorph · habit · twinning · dendrite · needle · prismatic · tabular · acicular
solubility
Dissolving potential in liquid
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- kineticsScience of motion forces
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
polymorphism · diffraction · spectroscopy · stoichiometry · isomorphism · anisotropy · metastable · equilibrium
clarity
State of being understandable
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- emergenceComing into existence
- realizationGrasping what's true
distillation · synthesis · convergence · formulation · coalescence · concretization · definition · manifestation · gelling
quartz
Crystalline silicon dioxide
- amethystPurple semiprecious quartz
- citrineYellow-orange quartz gem
- topazSemiprecious aluminum silicate crystal
beryl · tourmaline · zircon · garnet · geode · inclusion · clarity · carat · faceting · lapidary
crystallisationdissolution
Breaking up completely
dissolving · melting · liquefaction · deliquescence · thawing
crystallisationconfusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
dissolution · muddling · obfuscation · disintegration · fragmentation
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