Recrystallization (see also crystallization)'s a physical process that's meanings in chemistry, metallurgy and geology. Chemistry In chemistry, recrystallization's a procedure for purifying compounds. The most typical situation's that a desired "compound A"'s contaminated by a small amount of "impurity B". There're various methods of purification that may be attempted (see Separation process), which includes recrystallization. There're also different recrystallization techniques that can be use… (More on Recrystallization)