karstificationn.
/ˌkɑːstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Geomorphology.
Development of karst or karstic features; alteration into karst.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] > erosion of specific features
planation1877
lateritization1882
wedging1882
laterization1890
peneplanation1899
overdeepening1901
karsting1921
laterizing1929
panplanation1933
pedimentation1940
pediplanation1942
karstification1958
1958 Geogr. Jrnl. 129 186 ‘Karstification’ of the White Limestones began..after the mid-Miocene movements.
1972 Science 12 May 664/2 The book is a bit thin on chemistry, considering that karstification is mainly a chemical process.
Derivatives
ˈkarstified adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [adjective] > erosion of specific features
overdeepened1900
planated1911
planate1952
karstified1968
1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 582/2 For a karst to develop fully or for an area to become karstified, the region must possess the following set of features.
ˈkarstify v. (transitive) to subject to karstification.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (transitive)] > erosion of specific features
peneplain1896
overdeepen1905
planate1906
lateritize1909
karstify1972
1972 F. Darányi in Herak & Stringfield Karst viii. 283 On the present-day surface of the western half of the Mecsek, the 400 m thick Anisian sequence has been karstified.
ˈkarstifying adj.
ΚΠ
1972 F. Darányi in Herak & Stringfield Karst viii. 283 Karst surfaces in Hungary occupy an area of some 3,000 km2. The contributions of the various epochs are, however, very different, being dependent on stratigraphic position, thickness, tectonic setting, and karstifying agents.
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