crystal pulling
noun
A method of obtaining pure single crystals by inserting a seed crystal in the molten substance and gradually withdrawing it.
Origin
1950s. Compare German Kristallisations-Geschwindigkeit, used of a similar process by J. Czochralski 1918, in Zeit. f. physikal. Chemical 92 219.
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