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dedolomitize

[ dee-doh-luh-mahy-tahyz, -mi-, -dol-uh- ]
/ diˈdoʊ lə maɪˌtaɪz, -mɪ-, -ˈdɒl ə- /

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.

Nearby words

  1. dedicative,
  2. dedicatory,
  3. dedifferentiate,
  4. dedifferentiation,
  5. dedolomitization,
  6. deduce,
  7. deduct,
  8. deductible,
  9. deductible clause,
  10. deduction
Also especially British, de·do·lo·mit·ise.

Origin of dedolomitize

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