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exsolve

UK/ɛkˈsɒlv/US/ɛkˈsɑlv/

exsolve verb: to separate from one another at a critical point in temperature.

Verb

exsolve (third-person singular simple present exsolves, present participle exsolving, simple past and past participle exsolved)

  1. (when referring to two or more minerals in a solid solution) To separate from one another at a critical point in temperature.
    • Certain minerals may exsolve into the atmosphere from an erupting volcano.

Forms of exsolve

third-person singular presentexsolves
present participleexsolving
past participleexsolved
pastexsolved

Origin of exsolve

Learned borrowing from Latin exsolvere. Doublet of exolve.

Words that rhyme with exsolve

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Questions about exsolve

What does exsolve mean?
Exsolve means to separate from one another at a critical point in temperature.
What part of speech is exsolve?
Exsolve is a verb.
How do you pronounce exsolve?
Exsolve is pronounced /ɛkˈsɒlv/ (UK).
What is the past tense of exsolve?
The past tense of exsolve is exsolved.

Words near exsolve in the dictionary

  1. exsiccosis
  2. exsiccotic
  3. exsmoker
  4. exsolution
  5. exsolutions
  6. exsolve
  7. exsolved
  8. exsolves
  9. exsolving
  10. exsorption
  11. exspecially

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