crystalise

English

Verb

crystalise (third-person singular simple present crystalises, present participle crystalising, simple past and past participle crystalised)

  1. Non-Oxford British English spelling of crystallize.
    • 1956 January, H. A. Vallance, “Northwards from Aberdeen”, in Railway Magazine, page 11:
      Nevertheless, it occasioned considerable dissatisfaction, which soon crystalised into a rival concern, the Aberdeen, Peterhead & Fraserburgh Railway.

Usage notes

Crystallise is the more common spelling in British English.

Derived terms

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