exsolution

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noun

The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling

OriginEnglish solution ← Middle English solucioun ← Old French solucion →
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Meanings

nounexsolution (countable and uncountable, plural exsolutions)

plural exsolutions

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinex
  4. Latinex-
  5. Middle Frenchex-
  6. Middle Englishex-
  7. Englishex-
  8. Latinsolūtiō
  9. Latinsolūtiōnem
  10. Old Frenchsolucion
  11. Middle Englishsolucioun
  12. Englishsolution
  13. Englishexsolution

From ex- + solution.

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APA

exsolution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exsolution

MLA

“exsolution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exsolution. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exsolution,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exsolution.

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