Interfering agents may inhibit crystallization through all of the following methods except

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Interfering agents typically prevent, hinder, or slow down the crystallization process through methods such as inhibiting nuclei formation or physically coating the crystals. However, interfering agents themselves do not crystallize, hence choice D is the correct answer. Interfering agents do not spontaneously crystallize since they are not solutes that can form crystals. Therefore, interfering agents cannot inhibit crystallization by crystallizing themselves.

Interfering Agents May Inhibit Crystallization Through All of the Following