metamictize

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verb

To gradually destroy the mineral's crystal structure through the radiation emitted by the mineral itself, leaving it amorphous.

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Meanings

verbmetamictize (third-person singular simple present metamictizes, present participle metamictizing, simple past and past participle metamictized)

present singular third person metamictizes · participle present metamictizing · participle past metamictized · past metamictized

  1. intransitiveTo gradually destroy the mineral's crystal structure through the radiation emitted by the mineral itself, leaving it amorphous.

Origin

From metamict + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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