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micritize

micritize verb: to form micrite, especially by microbial action.

Verb

micritize (third-person singular simple present micritizes, present participle micritizing, simple past and past participle micritized)

  1. To form micrite, especially by microbial action

Forms of micritize

third-person singular presentmicritizes
present participlemicritizing
past participlemicritized
pastmicritized

Origin of micritize

From micrite + -ize.

Questions about micritize

What does micritize mean?
Micritize means to form micrite, especially by microbial action.
What part of speech is micritize?
Micritize is a verb.
What is the past tense of micritize?
The past tense of micritize is micritized.

Words near micritize in the dictionary

  1. micrite
  2. micrites
  3. micritic
  4. micritization
  5. micritizations
  6. micritize
  7. micritized
  8. micro
  9. micro bangs
  10. micro black hole
  11. micro black holes

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