recrystallization

English

Etymology

re- + crystallization

Noun

recrystallization (countable and uncountable, plural recrystallizations)

  1. (chemistry) a technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals
  2. (geology) The process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.
  3. (metallurgy) the growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling

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