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an⋅a⋅tex⋅is

[an-uh-tek-sis] noun, plural -tex⋅es [-tek-seez] .
–noun Geology.
the process by which igneous rock remelts into magma.

Origin:
< NL < Gk anátēxis a melting, equiv. to anatk(ein) to melt down (ana- ana- + tkein to thaw) + -sis -sis
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