"metasomatize" meaning in All languages combined

See metasomatize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: metasomatizes [present, singular, third-person], metasomatizing [participle, present], metasomatized [participle, past], metasomatized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} metasomatize (third-person singular simple present metasomatizes, present participle metasomatizing, simple past and past participle metasomatized)
  1. (geology, transitive) To change the bulk chemical composition of a rock is by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: metasomatism
    Sense id: en-metasomatize-en-verb-GyfHhZ4n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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