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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That which causes or assists in crystallization; something employed in a process of crystallization. Also spelled crystalliser.
  • noun In petrography, an agent, such as gas, in molten rock-magmas, which by increasing the mobility of the liquid promotes the development of crystals without entering into their composition. Sometimes called a mineralizing agent.

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  • noun chemistry The chemical engineering vessel in which the crystallization of a solution takes place

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