intercrystallize

intransitive verb

in·​ter·​crystallize

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: to crystallize together at the same time with resulting mutual inclusion so that each component retains through the mass its own crystallographic identity including crystallographic and optical orientation

sometimes : to form a solid solution

—used of two or more associated minerals

Word History

Etymology

inter- + crystallize

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