Meanings
verbdolomitize (third-person singular simple present dolomitizes, present participle dolomitizing, simple past and past participle dolomitized)
present singular third person dolomitizes · participle present dolomitizing · participle past dolomitized · past dolomitized
- transitivegeographyTo modify by dolomitization.
If the dolomitization event only partially dolomitizes a sequence, and the remaining CaC03 is not removed by dissolution, the tendency is for no enhancement of porosity.
1989, C.H. Moore, Carbonate Diagenesis and Porosity, page 270
Origin
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APA
dolomitize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolomitize
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“dolomitize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolomitize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolomitize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolomitize.
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