METASOMATISM


Meaning of METASOMATISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsō-mə-ˌti-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: metasomatic from German metasomatisch, from Greek meta- + sōmat-, sōma body

Date: 1886

: metamorphism that involves changes in the chemical composition as well as in the texture of rock

• meta·so·mat·ic -sō-ˈma-tik adjective

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