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crystallized (root: crystallize)
CIDE DICTIONARY
crystallized, adj.
- smoothly coated with crystals of sugar; -- used especially of fruits. [WordNet 1.5]
- caused to form into crystals; hence, in a crystalline form. [PJC]
THESAURUS
crystallized
backed, calcified, callous, calloused, case-hardened, crusted, crusty, fossilized, granulated, hardened, hornified, incrusted, indurate, indurated, lapidified, ossified, petrified, reinforced, rigidified, sclerotic, set, solidified, steeled, stiffened, strengthened, toughened, vitrifiedFor further exploring for "crystallized" in Webster Dictionary Online