Crys·tal·lize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.]  To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
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  crystallized
       adj 1: having become fixed and definite in form; "distinguish
              between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion"-
              Psychological Abstracts [syn: crystallised] [ant: uncrystallized]
       2: having both internal structure and external form of a
          crystal; "quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized" [syn:
          crystalised]