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metamictization

metamictization noun: a natural process in which the radiation emitted by a mineral gradually destroys the mineral's crystal structure, leaving it amorphous.

Noun

metamictization (uncountable)

  1. A natural process in which the radiation emitted by a mineral gradually destroys the mineral's crystal structure, leaving it amorphous.

Origin of metamictization

From metamictize + -ation.

Questions about metamictization

What does metamictization mean?
Metamictization means a natural process in which the radiation emitted by a mineral gradually destroys the mineral's crystal structure, leaving it amorphous.
What part of speech is metamictization?
Metamictization is a noun.

Words near metamictization in the dictionary

  1. metamethod
  2. metamethods
  3. metamfetamine
  4. metamict
  5. metamictic
  6. metamictization
  7. metamictize
  8. metamictized
  9. metamictizes
  10. metamictizing
  11. metamictness

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