What does metamictize mean?
Metamictize means (of a mineral, intransitive) To gradually destroy the mineral's crystal structure through the radiation emitted by the mineral itself, leaving it amorphous..
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(of a mineral, intransitive) To gradually destroy the mineral's crystal structure through the radiation emitted by the mineral itself, leaving it amorphous..
Use metamictize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metamictize means (of a mineral, intransitive) To gradually destroy the mineral's crystal structure through the radiation emitted by the mineral itself, leaving it amorphous..
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