Past tense of crystallize
regular verb
The past tense of crystallize is crystallized. The past participle is also crystallized.
Forms of crystallize
| Base form (V1) | crystallize /ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | crystallized |
| Past participle (V3) | crystallized |
| Present participle | crystallizing |
| Third person singular | crystallizes |
Crystallized in a sentence
- I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
- The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.
- Glass windows replaced the old tiny windows of selenite (crystallized gypsum), and stovepipe replaced adobe chimneys.1994, Stewart Brand, How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They’re Built, New York: Viking, →ISBN, page 146. From the entry selenite
- Many substances can be in a state between crystallized and liquid.1989, Cornel K. Pokorny, Curtis F. Gerald, Computer Graphics: The Principles Behind the Art and Science. From the entry mesostate
- Both have 'cryptomorphic' types which are similar in composition but in which no felspar has crystallized.1925, The Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society - Volume 20, page 309. From the entry cryptomorphic
Meaning of crystallize
- verb To make something form into crystals.
- verb To assume a crystalline form.
- verb To give a definite or precise form to (something).
Questions about the past tense of crystallize
- What is the past tense of crystallize?
- The past tense of crystallize is crystallized.
- What is the past participle of crystallize?
- The past participle of crystallize is crystallized.
- Is crystallize a regular or irregular verb?
- Crystallize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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