Recrystallization
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Recrystallization is a noun meaning (geology) The process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.
Meaning
(geology) The process of existing grains in metamorphic rocks changing size.
More Meanings
- (metallurgy) The growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling.
- (chemistry) A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.
Word Forms
- recrystallizations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include recrystallisation, decrystallization, microrecrystallization, crystallurgy, decrystallisation, cryptocrystallization.
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