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hydrothermally

hydrothermally

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In a way that uses hot water inside rocks to form or change minerals
  • adverb
  • /ˌhaɪdrəˈθɜrməli/
  • Specialized
: hidrotermalmente
  • Many minerals in the cave were deposited hydrothermally, showcasing unique geological formations.

Examples

  • The hot springs are known to form mineral deposits hydrothermally, making them a site of geological interest.

  • Finally, TS-1-TPAOH-T was prepared with the same procedure as TS-1-NH3H2O-450. TS-1 was prepared hydrothermally after the methods presented in 28.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Geologists studied how the volcanic activity affected the landscape hydrothermally over millions of years.

Surface Forms

hydrothermally positive

Morphology

hydrothermally = hydrothermal (semi-transparent) = hydro + therm + al + ly

Adding -ly to the adjective 'hydrothermal' is a regular and highly predictable adverb formation.

Etymology

Hydrothermally comes from the parts hydro- ('water') and therm- ('heat'), the same roots you see in words like hydropower and thermal. So hydrothermally means 'by hot water' and is used for processes where hot water changes rocks or forms minerals.