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pyritization

pyritization noun: the hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite.

Noun

pyritization (countable and uncountable, plural pyritizations)

  1. The hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite.

Forms of pyritization

pluralpyritizations

Origin of pyritization

From pyrite + -ization.

Questions about pyritization

What does pyritization mean?
Pyritization means the hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite.
What part of speech is pyritization?
Pyritization is a noun.
What is the plural of pyritization?
The plural of pyritization is pyritizations.

Words near pyritization in the dictionary

  1. pyritinol
  2. pyritise
  3. pyritised
  4. pyritises
  5. pyritising
  6. pyritization
  7. pyritizations
  8. pyritize
  9. pyritized
  10. pyritizes
  11. pyritizing

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