crystallise
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- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 11
Definition of crystallise
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(UK, alt-of, nonstandard)Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of crystallize.
“formed from durene and durylic acid by prolonged boiling with dilute nitric acid, crystallises in long transparent prisms, and sublimes at a high temperature.”
“As the time for the excursion drew near, details crystallised.”
“Opinion within his organisation had been changing and crystallising rapidly and the situation had altered within the past few months.”
“By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano.”
“The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From crystal + -ise.
Words you can make from crystallise
200+ playable · top: STERICALLY (15 pts)
Best play sterically 15 points9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
30 words- ACTRESSY 13 pts
- CLASSILY 13 pts
- CLAYIEST 13 pts
- CLYSTERS 13 pts
- CRYSTALS 13 pts
- LITERACY 13 pts
- RECTALLY 13 pts
- SACRISTY 13 pts
- RALLYIST 11 pts
- SERIALLY 11 pts
- SISTERLY 11 pts
- STYLISER 11 pts
- TRYSAILS 11 pts
- ARTICLES 10 pts
- CELLISTS 10 pts
- CLASSIER 10 pts
- ELASTICS 10 pts
- RECITALS 10 pts
- SCALIEST 10 pts
- SCARIEST 10 pts
- SCARLETS 10 pts
- STERICAL 10 pts
- LITERALS 8 pts
- REALISTS 8 pts
- SALLIERS 8 pts
- SALTIERS 8 pts
- SALTIRES 8 pts
- TAILLESS 8 pts
- TALLIERS 8 pts
- TALLISES 8 pts
7-letter words
109 words- ACETYLS 12 pts
- CLARITY 12 pts
- CLAYIER 12 pts
- CLEARLY 12 pts
- CLERISY 12 pts
- CLYSTER 12 pts
- CRASSLY 12 pts
- CRESYLS 12 pts
- CRYSTAL 12 pts
- ECSTASY 12 pts
- LYRICAL 12 pts
- SATYRIC 12 pts
- SCARILY 12 pts
- SECTARY 12 pts
- TREACLY 12 pts
- ALERTLY 10 pts
- ESTRAYS 10 pts
- IRATELY 10 pts
- LYRISTS 10 pts
- LYSATES 10 pts
- RALLYES 10 pts
- RAYLESS 10 pts
- REALITY 10 pts
- RETALLY 10 pts
- SALTERY 10 pts
- SALTILY 10 pts
- SLAYERS 10 pts
- STALELY 10 pts
- STAYERS 10 pts
- STYLERS 10 pts
- STYLISE 10 pts
- TEARILY 10 pts
- TRYSAIL 10 pts
- ACTRESS 9 pts
- ARTICLE 9 pts
- ASCITES 9 pts
- ATRESIC 9 pts
- CALLERS 9 pts
- CALLETS 9 pts
- CARLESS 9 pts
- CARTELS 9 pts
- CASTERS 9 pts
- CASTLES 9 pts
- CELLARS 9 pts
- CELLIST 9 pts
- CITRALS 9 pts
- CLARETS 9 pts
- CLARIES 9 pts
- CLASSER 9 pts
- CRESTAL 9 pts
- CRISSAL 9 pts
- CRISTAE 9 pts
- ECLAIRS 9 pts
- ECTASIS 9 pts
- ELASTIC 9 pts
- LACIEST 9 pts
- LATICES 9 pts
- RACIEST 9 pts
- RACISTS 9 pts
- RECALLS 9 pts
- RECASTS 9 pts
- RECITAL 9 pts
- RELICTS 9 pts
- SACRIST 9 pts
- SCALERS 9 pts
- SCALIER 9 pts
- SCARLET 9 pts
- SCILLAS 9 pts
- SCLERAL 9 pts
- SCLERAS 9 pts
- SLICERS 9 pts
- STEARIC 9 pts
- TALCIER 9 pts
- AIRLESS 7 pts
- ARTLESS 7 pts
- ARTSIES 7 pts
- LASTERS 7 pts
- LISTELS 7 pts
- LISTERS 7 pts
- LITERAL 7 pts
- RALLIES 7 pts
- REALIST 7 pts
- RELISTS 7 pts
- RESAILS 7 pts
- RETAILS 7 pts
- RILLETS 7 pts
- SAILERS 7 pts
- SALLETS 7 pts
- SALLIER 7 pts
- SALLIES 7 pts
- SALTERS 7 pts
- SALTIER 7 pts
- SALTIES 7 pts
- SALTIRE 7 pts
- SATIRES 7 pts
- SERAILS 7 pts
- SERIALS 7 pts
- SILLERS 7 pts
- SLATERS 7 pts
- SLATIER 7 pts
- STELLAR 7 pts
- STELLAS 7 pts
- STILLER 7 pts
- TAILERS 7 pts
- TAILLES 7 pts
- TALLIER 7 pts
- TALLIES 7 pts
- TILLERS 7 pts
- TRELLIS 7 pts
6-letter words
57 words- ACETYL 11 pts
- CLASSY 11 pts
- CREASY 11 pts
- CRESSY 11 pts
- CRESYL 11 pts
- CYESIS 11 pts
- AERILY 9 pts
- ALLEYS 9 pts
- ARTILY 9 pts
- EASILY 9 pts
- ELYTRA 9 pts
- ATELIC 8 pts
- CALLER 8 pts
- CALLET 8 pts
- CARESS 8 pts
- CARETS 8 pts
- CARIES 8 pts
- CARLES 8 pts
- CARSES 8 pts
- CARTEL 8 pts
- CARTES 8 pts
- CASTER 8 pts
- CASTES 8 pts
- CASTLE 8 pts
- CATERS 8 pts
- CELLAR 8 pts
- CERIAS 8 pts
- CESTAS 8 pts
- CITERS 8 pts
- CITRAL 8 pts
- CLARET 8 pts
- CLASTS 8 pts
- CLEARS 8 pts
- CLEATS 8 pts
- CRASES 8 pts
- CRASIS 8 pts
- CRATES 8 pts
- CRESTS 8 pts
- CRISES 8 pts
- CRISSA 8 pts
- CRISTA 8 pts
- ECLAIR 8 pts
- ECLATS 8 pts
- ERICAS 8 pts
- ESCARS 8 pts
- AIREST 6 pts
- AISLES 6 pts
- ALERTS 6 pts
- ALLIES 6 pts
- ALTERS 6 pts
- ARIELS 6 pts
- ARISES 6 pts
- ARTELS 6 pts
- ARTSIE 6 pts
- ASSERT 6 pts
- ASTERS 6 pts
- ESTRAL 6 pts
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