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dedolomitize

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de⋅do⋅lo⋅mit⋅ize

[dee-doh-luh-mahy-tahyz, -mi-, -dol-uh-]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -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:
1900–05; de- + dolomite + -ize
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