crystallize

crys·tal·lize also crys·tal·ize

1. To cause to form crystals or assume a crystalline structure.
2. To give a definite, precise, and usually permanent form to: The scientists finally crystallized their ideas about the role of the protein.
3. To coat with crystals, as of sugar.

1. To assume a crystalline form.
2. To take on a definite, precise, and usually permanent form.

Related Forms:

• crystallizable crysˈtal·lizˌa·ble adjective

• crystallization crysˌtal·li·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

• crysˈtal·lizˌer noun