exsolution

exsolution

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-der.
Middle French ex-bor.
Middle English ex-
English ex-
Proto-Indo-European *s(w)é
Latin se-
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *luh₁-é-ti
Latin luō
Latin solvō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin solūtiō
Latin solūtiōnembor.
Old French solucionbor.
Middle English solucioun
English solution
English exsolution

    From ex- + solution.

    Noun

    exsolution (countable and uncountable, plural exsolutions)

    1. (geology) The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling

    Derived terms

    • exsolution lamella

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