anatexis
noun
an·a·tex·is
ˌanəˈteksə̇s
plural anatexes
-kˌsēz
: any process by which plutonic rocks are dissolved and again converted into magmas
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek anatēxis act of melting, thawing, from anatēkein to melt, thaw (from ana- + tēkein to thaw) + -sis
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
- actinodrome
- actinodromous
- actinoelectric
- actinoid
- Actinoida
- actinoidea
- actinoids
- actinolite
- actinolites
- actinologous
- actinologue
- actinomere
- actinomeres
- actinomeric
- actinomerises
- actinomerisses
- actinometer
- actinometers
- actinometric
- actinometries
- actinometry
- actinomorphic
- actinomorphies
- actinomorphy
- actinomyces