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

• crystalisation