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to exsolve

to exsolve

9.9
To separate a part from a solid material when it cools or conditions change
  • verb
  • /ɛkˈsɒlv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : exsolver
  • The surface area of a bubble is larger during the dilatational phase of the pressure wave, when the volatiles exsolve from the fluid into the bubble, than during the compressional phase, when the volatiles dissolve back into the fluid.
  • bubbles as volatiles exsolve

Examples

  • Bubbles are formed as volatile components in the magma exsolve.

    Academic text (2002)
  • As the molten rock cooled, it began to exsolve minerals, creating distinct layers in the formation.

  • And so for example, you're, you're really talking about clusters that exsolve as a separate phase.

  • As the magma in the chamber cools, crystals form and volatile compounds trapped within the remaining melt exsolve to form bubbles.

    Academic text (2002)
  • During the cooling process, gases can exsolve from magma, forming pockets of gas bubbles in the rock.

  • When the temperature drops, certain components will exsolve from the solid solution, leading to the formation of new mineral phases.

Synonyms

to extract
vsto exsolve
  • Specialized
70 4.1

To get a substance from a plant or material by a special process

occurs without deliberate processing when components unmix in solids as conditions change
to separate out
vsto exsolve
  • Specialized
7 3.7

Remove one part from a mixture using a filter or another method

occurs naturally in solid materials when components form a distinct phase during cooling

Antonyms

416 1.0

To combine two or more things so they become one

64 2.4

To mix into a liquid so it becomes part of it

How Separated

to exsolve
  • Specialized
9.9
to precipitate
  • Specialized
3 8.0
to separate
297 1.9

Surface Forms

exsolve infinitive
exsolved past
exsolved past participle
exsolving present participle
exsolves third person singular

Morphology

exsolve = solve (semi-transparent) = ex + solve

Formed from the productive prefix 'ex-' (out) + 'solve', but the verb's technical sense 'separate out (from a solid solution)' is specialized and 'solve' in this sense is not the everyday meaning learners know.

Etymology

Exsolve comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and solvere 'to loosen', the same root as in solve and dissolve. So to exsolve is to 'loosen out' and release a part from a solid, for example when small particles or gas come out of a rock or metal.