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Crystallization

The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.

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Bloom 76% connected

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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Crystallite 76% connected

A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any m…

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Efflorescence 76% connected

Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rock 76% connected

See Roc.

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Stone 76% connected

Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded…

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Crystal 92% connected

The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crystallizing 92% connected

of Crystallize

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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