dolomitize

especially British, do·lo·mit·ise

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

verb (used with object)

Geology.

dolomitized, dolomitizing 

1. to convert (limestone) into dolomite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolomitize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; dolomite + -ize