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anatexis

American  
[an-uh-tek-sis] / ˌæn əˈtɛk sɪs /

noun

Geology.

plural

anatexes

  1. the process by which igneous rock remelts into magma.

anatexis British  
/ ˈænəˌtɛksɪs /

noun

  1. geology the partial melting of rocks, esp in the formation of metamorphic rocks

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Etymology

Origin of anatexis

< New Latin < Greek anátēxis a melting, equivalent to anatḗk ( ein ) to melt down ( ana- ana- + tḗkein to thaw) + -sis -sis

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