The process of destroying or breaking down the crystalline structure of a substance, making it non-crystalline.
From de- (reverse) + crystallization (the process of forming crystals). This scientific term describes the opposite of crystallization, common in chemistry and metallurgy.
When you heat certain minerals or metals, you cause decrystallization—the atoms lose their orderly arrangement and become disordered, which is why heated metal becomes softer and easier to work with.
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