# crystallization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɹ̠ɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #44,717

## Definitions
1. The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
2. The body formed by crystallizing.
3. The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
4. The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.

## Etymology
From crystal + -ization.

## Common misspellings (23)
`ccrystallization`, `crrystallization`, `crsytallization`, `crysatllization`, `crysstallization`, `crystalilzation`, `crystalization`, `crystalliaztion`, `crystallizaiton`, `crystallizasion`, `crystallizatino`, `crystallizationn`, `crystallizatoin`, `crystallizattion`, `crystalliztaion`, `crystallizzation`, `crystallziation`, `crystlalization`, `crysttallization`, `crytsallization`, `cryystallization`, `cyrstallization`, `rcystallization`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crystallization