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recrystallize

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re⋅crys⋅tal⋅lize

  [ree-kris-tl-ahyz] verb, -lized, -liz⋅ing.
Use recrystallize in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to become crystallized again.
2. Metallurgy. (of a metal) to acquire a new granular structure with new crystals because of plastic deformation, as when hot-worked.
–verb (used with object)
3. to crystallize again.
Also, especially British, re⋅crys⋅tal⋅lise.

Origin:
1790–1800; re- + crystallize

Related forms:
re⋅crys⋅tal⋅li⋅za⋅tion, noun
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·crys·tal·lize
Variant: also British re·crys·tal·lise /(')rE-'kris-t&-"lIz/
Function:verb
Inflected Forms: -lized also British -lised; -liz·ing also British -lis·ing
: to crystallize again or repeatedly —re·crys·tal·li·za·tion also British re·crys·tal·li·sa·tion /(")rE-"kris-t&-l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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