crystallization

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crystallization at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. The formation of crystals.
2. A rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces.
3. A mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation.