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dolomitize

[ doh-luh-mahy-tahyz, -mi-, dol-uh- ]

verb (used with object)

, Geology.
, do·lo·mit·ized, do·lo·mit·iz·ing.
  1. to convert (limestone) into dolomite.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dolomitize1

First recorded in 1860–65; dolomite + -ize

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