ALL meanings of recrystallize
re·crys·tal·lize
R r - verb without object recrystallize to become crystallized again. 1
- verb without object recrystallize Metallurgy. (of a metal) to acquire a new granular structure with new crystals because of plastic deformation, as when hot-worked. 1
- verb with object recrystallize to crystallize again. 1
- verb recrystallize to dissolve and subsequently crystallize (a substance) from the solution, as in purifying chemical compounds, or (of a substance) to crystallize in this way 0
- verb recrystallize to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which a deformed metal forms a new set of undeformed crystal grains 0