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micritized

micritized is the simple past and past participle of micritize.

Meaning of micritize

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

Adjective

micritized (comparative more micritized, superlative most micritized)

  1. Converted into micrite
    • Skeletal grains are in some cases highly micritized and not easily identifiable (Fig 6c ).2015 August 20, “Integrated Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction and Taphonomy of a Unique Upper Cretaceous Vertebrate-Bearing Locality (Velaux, Southeastern France)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of micritized

comparativemore micritized
superlativemost micritized

Questions about micritized

What does micritized mean?
Micritized means converted into micrite.
What is micritized the simple past and past participle of?
Micritized is the simple past and past participle of micritize.
What part of speech is micritized?
Micritized is an adjective.

Words near micritized in the dictionary

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

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