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• n  the formation of crystals
• n  a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
• n  a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

• His earlier experiment with simplifying forms to pure abstractions had turned into a dead end, a kind of slow death by crystallization.
• BUSH: Well, that was, of course, the crystallization.
• The situations of the gentlemen who aspire to head their Parties' tickets in 1924 changed little except for a certain amount of " crystallization" the natural result of .

• crystallisation
• crystallizing
• crystal

News & Articles

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• New additive offers near-perfect results as nucleating agent for organic semiconductors
  ( University of California - Santa Barbara ) Researchers at UC Santa Barbara develop a new method of controlling crystallization of organic semiconductors and increasing the yield of devices to nearly 100 percent using a low-cost, sugar-based additive.
  June 12, 2013 - EurekAlert!

Quotes

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• Chen Shui-bian in New York Times
  The step is not easy and is a crystallization of the joint efforts of many compatriots across the strait,Mr. Chen said, according to Xinhua, mainland China's state-run news agency.
• Liu Yong in China Daily
  The Qixi Festival is crystallization of the romantic and poetic imagination of Chinese people,Liu said. "If we copy the western Valentine's Day with roses and chocolate, it would be reduced to a commercial tool for businessmen."
• Michael Rossmann in Science Daily (press release)
  The electron microscopy is necessary for studying the entire complex because you can't crystallize the complex of ICAM-1 and the virus,Rossmann said. "That's because crystallization often takes days, weeks or months, but the complex is...