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Crystallization

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crystallization"The process of formation of a crystal (an ordered state) from a disordered (gas) or partially ordered (liquid) state.

 


CRYSTALLIZATION The process of a substance going directly from a vapor form (water vapor) to a solid (ice) at the same temperature, without going through the liquid phase (water). The opposite of sublimation.

SupercoolTo cool a liquid below its freezing point without solidification or crystallization.

glacier A mass of land ice that is formed by the cumulative recrystallization of firn. A glacier flows slowly (at present or in the past) from an accumulation area to an ablation area.

To cool a liquid below its freezing point without solidification or crystallization.
Supercooled Liquid Water ...

See also: Stability, Ice Crystals, Environment, Freezing, Temperature