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to dolomitize

to dolomitize

1 9.9
To change limestone into a rock that has more magnesium
  • verb
  • Specialized
: dolomitar
  • Geologists study how to dolomitize limestone to enhance its durability for construction.

Examples

  • The quarry revealed rocks that had been completely dolomitized millions of years ago.

  • They plan to dolomitize the limestone deposits next year.

  • Over time, the original limestone bedrock was dolomitized by natural geological processes.

  • Geologists study how certain minerals dolomitize limestone in ancient marine environments.

  • The geologist dolomitised the samples for further analysis.

  • The process of dolomitize transforms limestone into dolomite by adding magnesium.

  • Adding magnesium to limestone can effectively dolomitize the rock, resulting in a more stable material.

Surface Forms

dolomitize infinitive
dolomitized past
dolomitized past participle
dolomitizing present participle
dolomitizes third person singular

Morphology

dolomitize = dolomite (transparent) = dolomite + ize

Formed by the noun 'dolomite' plus the productive English verb-forming suffix '-ize', meaning 'to make or convert into dolomite'.

Etymology

Dolomitize comes from dolomite, the name of a rock that was named after the French geologist Dolomieu. So to dolomitize is to change limestone into 'dolomite' by adding magnesium, which is why the word means 'to convert limestone into dolomite'.