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granitization

granitization noun: the process of sedimentary rock becoming granite through remelting and recooling.

Noun

granitization (countable and uncountable, plural granitizations)

  1. The process of sedimentary rock becoming granite through remelting and recooling.

Forms of granitization

pluralgranitizations

Origin of granitization

From granite + -ization.

Questions about granitization

What does granitization mean?
Granitization means the process of sedimentary rock becoming granite through remelting and recooling.
What part of speech is granitization?
Granitization is a noun.
What is the plural of granitization?
The plural of granitization is granitizations.

Words near granitization in the dictionary

  1. granitised
  2. granitises
  3. granitising
  4. granitite
  5. granitites
  6. granitization
  7. granitizations
  8. granitize
  9. granitized
  10. granitizes
  11. granitizing

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