dedolomitize

[dee-doh-luh-mahy-tahyz, -mi-, -dol-uh-]

verb (used with object), de·do·lo·mit·ized, de·do·lo·mit·iz·ing.

to transform (dolomite or dolomitic limestone) by separating the dolomite into calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.

Also especially British, de·do·lo·mit·ise.

Origin of dedolomitize

First recorded in 1900–05; de- + dolomite + -ize