crystallization

Noun
  1. The formation of crystals (synset 111430412)
    is a type of: chemical phenomenon - any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)
    subtypes: bloom, efflorescence - a powdery deposit on a surface
    same as: crystallisation, crystallizing
  2. A rock formed by the solidification of a substance;
    Has regularly repeating internal structure;
    External plane faces (synset 109283372)
    is a type of: rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    subtypes: crystallite - any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
    same as: crystal
  3. A mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation (synset 105780041)
    is a type of: construction, mental synthesis - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

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