D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Crystallization

/(krĭs`tal*lĭ*zā"shŭn)/ · Crys·tal·li·za·tion · IPA /ˌkɹ̠ɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
01 n. The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized; the formation …
  1. 1.
    The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized; the formation of crystals.(Chem. & Min.)
  2. 2.
    The body formed by crystallizing; as, silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.