recrystallization 

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05208
  1. (chemical): The repeated dissolution and precipitation of a solid from a liquid solvent.
  2. (metallurgical): The process in which a crystalline solid with a high degree of disorder develops a new microstructure by the nucleation of relatively imperfection-free regions, and their propagation throughout the complete solid.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 589 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'recrystallization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05208 RIS BibTex EndNote
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