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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024met•a•so•ma•tism (met′ə sō′mə tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]- Geologythe series of metamorphic processes whereby chemical changes occur in minerals or rocks as a result of the introduction of material, often in hot aqueous solutions, from external sources.
- Geologyreplacement (def. 4).
Also, met•a•so•ma•to•sis - 1885–90; meta- + somat- + -ism
met•a•so•mat•ic (met′ə sō mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. |