| verb | cause to take on a definite and clear shape “He tried to crystallize his thoughts” |
| verb | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear “Could you clarify these remarks?” |
| verb | cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form “crystallize minerals” |
| verb | assume crystalline form; become crystallized |
| adjective | having become fixed and definite in form; - Psychological Abstracts “distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion” |
| adjective | having both internal structure and external form of a crystal “quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized” |
| crystallization | noun | a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation |
| illumination | noun | an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding |
| elucidative | adjective | that makes clear |
| lucidity | noun | a lucid state of mind; not confused |
| elucidation | noun | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on |
| crystallizing | noun | the formation of crystals |
| crystal | noun | colorless glass made of almost pure silica |
| crystallisation | noun | the formation of crystals |