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MeSH Heading: Crystallization
Tree Number(s): E05.196.300; G02.171
Unique ID: D003460
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003460
Annotation: do not confuse with genetic, protein and other polymorphs; NIM; coordinate NIM with substance being crystallized (IM or NIM)
Scope Note: The formation of crystalline substances from solutions or melts. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s): Crystal Growth; Crystalline Polymorphs; Polymorphic Crystals; Polymorphism, Crystallization
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(64)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

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