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• seed — n. & v. n. 1 a a flowering plant s unit of reproduction (esp. in the form of grain) capable of developing into another such plant. b seeds collectively, esp. as collected for sowing (is full of seed; to be kept for seed). 2 a semen. b milt. 3… …   Useful english dictionary

• seed — [sēd] n. pl. seeds or seed [ME sede < OE sæd, akin to Ger saat < IE base * sē(i) , to cast, let fall > L serere, to sow, plant, sator, sower, semen, seed] 1. the part of a flowering plant that typically contains the embryo with its… …   English World dictionary

• Crystallization — Crystallizing and Crystallized redirect here. For the action adventure video game, see Crystalis. For the 2009 song by The xx, see Crystalised. For other uses, see Crystallization (disambiguation). Crystallization …   Wikipedia

• Crystallization (engineering aspects) — In chemical engineering crystallization occurs in a crystallizer. Crystallization is a unit operation through which a chemical compound, dissolved in a given solvent, precipitates under certain conditions to allow successive separation between… …   Wikipedia

• seed — noun 1》 a flowering plant s unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.     ↘a quantity of these. 2》 the beginning of a feeling, process, or condition. 3》 any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who …   English new terms dictionary

• seed — seedless, adj. seedlessness, n. seedlike, adj. /seed/, n., pl. seeds, (esp. collectively) seed, v., adj. n. 1. the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant. 2. any propagative part of a plant,… …   Universalium

• seed — [[t]sid[/t]] n. pl. seeds, (esp. collectively)seed, 1) bot the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant 2) bot any propagative part of a plant, including tubers and bulbs 3) bot such parts… …   From formal English to slang

• seed — I. noun (plural seed or seeds) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sǣd; akin to Old High German sāt seed, Old English sāwan to sow more at sow Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing ( …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• seed — 1. The reproductive body of a flowering plant; the mature ovule. SYN: semen (2). 2. In bacteriology, to inoculate a culture medium with microorganisms. [A.S. soed] * * * seed sēd n …   Medical dictionary

• Seed crystal — A seed crystal is a small piece of single crystal material from which a large crystal of the same material typically is to be grown. The large crystal can be grown by dipping the seed into a supersaturated solution, into molten material that is… …   Wikipedia

• Fractional crystallization (geology) — Crystallization Concepts …   Wikipedia