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metasomatosis
‖ metasomatosis Geol. (ˌmɛtəsəʊməˈtəʊsɪs) [mod.L., f. meta- + Gr. σωµατ-, σῶµα body + -osis.] The transformation of one rock into another of an entirely different kind.1886 T. S. Hunt Min. Physiol. & Physiogr. 105 Although the crystalline rocks..have been supposed to be..the subject of wide-spread m...
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Metasomatism
Synonyms of the word metasomatism are metasomatosis and metasomatic process.
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metasomatism Geol. (mɛtəˈsəʊmətɪz(ə)m) [f. meta- + Gr. σωµατ-, σῶµα body + -ism.] = metasomatosis.1886 T. S. Hunt Min. Physiol. & Physiogr. 83 Constituting what has been appropriately designated metasomatism. 1896 Van Hise in 16th Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. i. 689 Metasomatism may be defined as the proce...
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meta-, prefix (ˈmɛtə) before a vowel normally met- (also before h, the resulting meth- being pronounced (mɛθ)), repr. Gr. µετα-, µετ- (µεθ-), which occurs separately as the prep. µετά with, after; etymologically corresponding to mid prep. In Gr. the prefix is joined chiefly to verbs and verbal deriv...
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