The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crystallize \Crys"tal*lize\ (kr[i^]s"tal*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] [Cf. F. cristalliser. See Crystal.] To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crystallizing n 1: the formation of crystals [syn: crystallization, crystallisation, crystallizing]