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Ostwald ripening definition

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coarsening in crystal structures;  it is an inherent property of crystals at a solid-liquid interface.  The coarsening and enlarging of crystals at surfaces is driven by a thermodynamic driving force to reduce the surface to volume ratio;  this in turn lowers the interfacial or line energy.

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