metasomatize (English, verb)
expansion: metasomatize (third-person singular simple present metasomatizes, present participle metasomatizing, simple past and past participle metasomatized)
Senses:
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: To change the bulk chemical composition of a rock is by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: metasomatizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: metasomatizing
tags: participle
present
form: metasomatized
tags: participle
past
form: metasomatized
tags: past