Title: crystallization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - crystallization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01434
Status: current

Definition
The formation of a crystalline solid from a solution, melt vapour or a different solid phase, generally by the lowering of the temperature or by evaporation of a solvent.

Related Term
- evaporation: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/E02227

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 580 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)

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Citation: Citation: 'crystallization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C01434
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