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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνατῆξις
- English todayanatexis
From Ancient Greek ἀνατῆξις (anatêxis), from ἀνα- (ana-) + τῆξις (têxis, “melting”).
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anatexis
Today it means: The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀνατῆξις