dolomitize

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

verb (used with object)

, Geology.

, do·lo·mit·ized, do·lo·mit·iz·ing.

1. to convert (limestone) into dolomite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolomitize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; dolomite + -ize