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exsolve

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[eks-solv] / ɛksˈsɒlv /

verb (used without object)

exsolved, exsolving

  1. Mineralogy. (of two minerals in solid solution) to separate from one another at a critical point in temperature.

Etymology

Origin of exsolve

< Latin exsolvere. See ex- 1, solve

Example Sentences

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Under these circumstances pressure will continue to build as more magma moves up from beneath and gases continue to exsolve.

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