Third-person singular present tense of crystallize; forms crystals or causes crystallization in a substance.
From crystallize + -s (third person singular). Simple conjugation of the American spelling of the crystallization verb.
When sugar crystallizes into fondant candy, the crystals must stay impossibly small or the candy becomes grainy—professional candy makers guard against this by 'seeding' crystals carefully.
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