/dee doh"leuh muy tuyz', -mi-, -dol"euh-/ , v.t., dedolomitized, dedolomitizing .
to transform (dolomite or dolomitic limestone) by separating the dolomite into calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.
Also, esp. Brit., dedolomitise .
[ 1900-05; DE- + DOLOMITE + -IZE ]