Crystallized
['krɪstəlaɪzd]
Definition
(adj.) having both internal structure and external form of a crystal; 'quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized' .
(adj.) having become fixed and definite in form; 'distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion'- Psychological Abstracts .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Crystallize
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Examples
- The mind of the Jews, as we know, had crystallized about the idea of the Promise of the One True God and the coming of a Saviour or Messiah. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The copper wires connecting the instruments to the switchboard were small, crystallized, and rotten. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- When Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party on a platform of social reform he crystallized a deep unrest, brought it out of the cellars of resentment into the agora of political discussion. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is thus described:--Dissolve 100 grains of crystallized nitrate of silver in 6 ounces of distilled water. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The German idea was crystallized in the phrase Berlin to Bagdad. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is the only absolutely pure gem, being composed of crystallized carbon--all others are composed of two or more elements. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In this blue clay or Kimberlite in these chimneys, is found nature’s most wonderful creation, the diamond crystallized from pure carbon, in intense heat, and under titanic pressure. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It rested on volcanic rocks and was itself covered with basalt, that is, lava which had crystallized under the sea. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The silica, which is the principal ingredient of sand, as well as of nearly all the earthy minerals, is known as rock crystal in its naturally crystallized form. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After concentration the crystallized sugar is separated from the syrup by a centrifugal filter, in which the liquid is thrown from the crystallized sugar by centrifugal action. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Heat has the effect of converting the crystallized sugar into the uncrystallized variety, and hence the evaporation must, to prevent this, be conducted at a low temperature. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The crystallized snow was in his eyelashes, in his hair, lying in ridges on his dress. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He recognized the need of attention to natural resources, made it public, crystallized its force and delegated the technical accomplishment to Pinchot and his subordinates. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Now my process consists in taking equal quantities of glycerine and crystallized boracic acid, placing the same in a closed or sealed vessel, and then applying heat at about 300 deg. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Granite abounds in crystallized earthy materials, and these occur for the most part in veins traversing the mass of the rock. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The ruby, chemically considered, is crystallized alumina, or oxide of aluminum, with a small percentage of oxide of chromium. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In some instances the wood has been converted into solid jasper or has been changed into opal or agate, or filled with chalcedony or crystallized quartz, with beautifully variegated colors. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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