crystallised
Turned to crystals
Crystallised is the British spelling of crystallized.
To crystallise is to form crystals, as when sugar or salt solidifies from solution.
Figuratively, ideas or plans crystallise when they take definite shape: Her thoughts finally crystallised into a clear strategy.
Crystallised fruit has been preserved in sugar until the coating hardens into a sweet crust.
Solidified by extreme cold
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- cooledReduced in temperature
- congealedSolidified when cooled
- setArrange in position
solid · thickened · formed · precipitated · deposited · rock candy · salt · minerals
Given exact meaning
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- sharpenedMade more cutting
- refinedPurified or cultured
- distilledPurified by vaporization
articulated · formulated · coherent · clear · precise · resolved · coalesced · concrete
Shining with small flashes
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
- scintillatingBrilliantly lively or witty
gleaming · dazzling · glinting · prismatic · lustrous · faceted · jewelled · beaded
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
set · solid · thickened · formed · precipitated · deposited · rock candy · salt · minerals · honey
defined
Given exact meaning
distilled · articulated · formulated · coherent · clear · precise · resolved · coalesced · concrete · finalised
glittering
Shining with small flashes
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
scintillating · gleaming · dazzling · glinting · prismatic · lustrous · faceted · jewelled · beaded · sequined
sugared
Coated with sweetener
confected · sweetened · ginger · peel · orange · lemon · citron · cherries · pineapple · figs
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
grid · pattern · formation · arrangement · molecular · atomic · cubic · hexagonal · facets · angles
crystallisedfresh
Newly made, not stale
raw · unprocessed · natural · uncandied
crystallise, crystallises, crystallising, crystallisation, crystallisable