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anatexis

anatexis noun: the metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust.

Noun

anatexis (usually uncountable, plural anatexes)

  1. (usually) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust

anatexis meaning in Tamil

anatexis in Tamil

நிறைவற்ற உருகுநிலை

Forms of anatexis

pluralanatexes

Origin of anatexis

From Ancient Greek ἀνατῆξις (anatêxis), from ἀνα- (ana-) + τῆξις (têxis, “melting”).

Questions about anatexis

What does anatexis mean?
Anatexis means the metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust.
What is anatexis in Tamil?
Anatexis in Tamil is நிறைவற்ற உருகுநிலை. See Anatexis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anatexis?
Anatexis is a noun.
What is the plural of anatexis?
The plural of anatexis is anatexes.

Words near anatexis in the dictionary

  1. anatectic
  2. anatelophase
  3. anatelophases
  4. anatelophasic
  5. anatexes
  6. anatexis
  7. anatexite
  8. anatexites
  9. anatexitic
  10. Anath
  11. anathema

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anatexis (page history and authors); anatexis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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