ANATEXIS


Meaning of ANATEXIS in English

ˌanəˈteksə̇s noun

( plural anatex·es -kˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anatēxis act of melting, thawing, from anatēkein to melt, thaw (from ana- + tēkein to thaw) + -sis — more at thaw

: any process by which plutonic rocks are dissolved and again converted into magmas

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