decrystallizing
Returning to liquid
Decrystallizing is the process of dissolving or breaking down crystals, returning a crystallized substance to a non-crystalline state.
In cooking, you might decrystallize honey by gently warming it: The jar had solidified, so I spent ten minutes decrystallizing it in warm water.
The term applies to any reversal of crystallization, whether in chemistry, food preparation, or industrial processes.
Lacking systematic arrangement
- noncrystallineLacking regular atomic arrangement
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- glassySmooth and shiny
- metastableStable but not permanently
supercooling · entropy · disorder · relaxation · rejuvenation · softening · viscosity · plasticity
Answer or liquid mixture
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- aqueousPertaining to liquid solutions
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
dissociate · disperse · dilute · leach · elute · extract · suspend · emulsify
Study of atomic lattices
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
X-ray · diffraction · spectroscopy · microstructure · phase · kinetics · lattice · morphology
disordered
Lacking systematic arrangement
- noncrystallineLacking regular atomic arrangement
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- glassySmooth and shiny
metastable · supercooling · entropy · disorder · relaxation · rejuvenation · softening · viscosity · plasticity · aging
solution
Answer or liquid mixture
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- aqueousPertaining to liquid solutions
dissolution · dissociate · disperse · dilute · leach · elute · extract · suspend · emulsify · permeate
crystallography
Study of atomic lattices
- solid-stateUsing semiconductors, not tubes
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
nucleation · X-ray · diffraction · spectroscopy · microstructure · phase · kinetics · lattice · morphology · polymorph
liquefy
Convert to liquid state
flux · heat · warmth · defrost · unfreeze · slush · candlewax · chocolate · butter · sugar
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Forming into crystals
crystallization · recrystallizing · nucleating · precipitating · solidifying
decrystallizingcrystallizing
Forming into crystals
solidifying · ordering · structuring · organizing · hardening
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