dolomitise

do·lo·mit·ize

[doh-luh-mahy-tahyz, -mi-, dol-uh-]
verb (used with object), do·lo·mit·ized, do·lo·mit·iz·ing. Geology.
to convert (limestone) into dolomite.
Also, especially British, do·lo·mit·ise.


Origin:
1860–65; dolomite + -ize

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