recrystallized; recrystallizing; recrystallizes
Definition of recrystallize
: to crystallize again or repeatedly
In a second step, GE's long-established high-pressure technology … was used to dissolve and recrystallize a cluster [of tiny diamonds] into a single gem. — Lapidary Journal … the meteorite does show hints in some places of having melted and recrystallized, which could indicate more about the conditions under which it was knocked off from its parent body.— Alexandra Witze
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The first known use of recrystallize was in 1724
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