English Explanatory Dictionary

metasomatize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To change the bulk chemical composition of a rock is by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid.

Word forms

metasomatize metasomatizes metasomatizing metasomatized

Related words

metasomatism
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