granitization

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noun

The process of sedimentary rock becoming granite through remelting and recooling.

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Meanings

noungranitization (countable and uncountable, plural granitizations)

plural granitizations

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe process of sedimentary rock becoming granite through remelting and recooling.

Origin

From granite + -ization.

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APA

granitization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granitization

MLA

“granitization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granitization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “granitization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granitization.

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