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dolomitizing

dolomitizing is the present participle and gerund of dolomitize.

Meaning of dolomitize

Verb

dolomitize (third-person singular simple present dolomitizes, present participle dolomitizing, simple past and past participle dolomitized)

  1. (transitive) To modify by dolomitization.
    • If the dolomitization event only partially dolomitizes a sequence, and the remaining CaC03 is not removed by dissolution, the tendency is for no enhancement of porosity.1989, C.H. Moore, Carbonate Diagenesis and Porosity, page 270

Questions about dolomitizing

What is dolomitizing the present participle and gerund of?
Dolomitizing is the present participle and gerund of dolomitize.

Words near dolomitizing in the dictionary

  1. dolomitization
  2. dolomitizations
  3. dolomitize
  4. dolomitized
  5. dolomitizes
  6. dolomitizing
  7. dolomization
  8. dolomized
  9. dolomol
  10. dolon
  11. dolonal

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