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metamictize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metam-ic-tize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gradually destroy the mineral's crystal structure through the radiation emitted by the mineral itself, leaving it amorphous.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From metamict + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

metamictizes (present, singular) metamictizing (participle, present) metamictized (participle, past) metamictized (past)

Derived Forms

metamictization

Questions

What does metamictize mean?
To gradually destroy the mineral's crystal structure through the radiation emitted by the mineral itself, leaving it amorphous.
Where does metamictize come from?
From metamict + -ize.

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