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# crystallised

«crystallised» in Mova's school dictionary: **Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb, past form of crystallise (crystallise, crystallises, crystallised, crystallising); adjective (crystallised fruit, crystallised ginger)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#m1)

2) Became clear and fixed: an idea, a plan or a feeling took a definite shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#m2)

3) (adjective, food) Coated or preserved in sugar, so it sparkles, like crystallised ginger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, salt or sugar crystallises when water evaporates from a solution or when a hot solution cools; children grow crystals on a string. In stories and history it tells the reader that a vague idea suddenly became clear and firm. In cooking, crystallised fruit or ginger is sweet and sugary. Phrases: «the salt crystallised out», «the plan crystallised», «crystallised honey».

### examples

- The salt crystallised on the saucer after the water dried up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x1)
- Our sugar solution crystallised into tiny cubes overnight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x2)
- Old honey in the jar had crystallised and gone grainy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x3)
- Her idea for the science fair crystallised after the trip to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x4)
- Slowly the plan crystallised in his mind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x5)
- Nan put crystallised ginger on top of the cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x6)
- The water crystallised into frost on the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x7)
- In the cave, minerals had crystallised into shining points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/#x8)

### note

UK and Australian spelling; US spelling is «crystallized». Double «l». Regular verb: crystallise, crystallised. Not the same as «frozen», though ice is also a crystal. Crystallised honey is not spoiled; it can be warmed to turn runny again.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crystallised» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crystallised/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.