n.
Pronunciation: - ' s ō -m ə - ˌ ti-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: metasomatic from German metasomatisch, from Greek meta- + s ō mat-, s ō ma body
Date: 1886
: metamorphism that involves changes in the chemical composition as well as in the texture of rock
– meta · so · mat · ic \ -s ō - ' ma-tik \ adjective