pneumatolysis

P3N1E1U1M3A1T1O1L1Y4S1I1S1

noun

the alteration of rocks and minerals by gases or magmatic fluid within volcanos etc

OriginAncient Greek πνεῦμα →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpneumatolysis (plural pneumatolyses)

plural pneumatolyses

  1. geographythe alteration of rocks and minerals by gases or magmatic fluid within volcanos etc

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπνεῦμα“vapor”
  2. Englishpneumatolysis

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “vapor”) + λύειν (lúein, “to set free”). By surface analysis, pneumato- + -lysis.

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

pneumatolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatolysis

MLA

“pneumatolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatolysis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumatolysis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatolysis.

Source: pneumatolysis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.