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de•do•lo•mit•i•za•tion
(dē dō′lə mī′tə zā′shən, -mi-, -dol′ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Geol., Petrol.]
- Geologya metamorphic process in which the magnesium in dolomitic rock forms new minerals, as brucite and forsterite, and the calcium forms calcite.
- de- + dolomitization