anatexis

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See also: anatéxis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνατῆξις (anatêxis), from ἀνα- (ana-) +‎ τῆξις (têxis, melting).

Noun

anatexis (usually uncountable, plural anatexes)

  1. (geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust

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