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pyrometamorphism

noun

Etymology

From pyro- + metamorphism.

  1. derived from μεταμόρφωσις
  2. borrowed from metamorphōsis
  3. suffixed as metamorphism — “metamorphosis + ism”
  4. prefixed as pyrometamorphism — “pyro + metamorphism”

Definitions

  1. A type of metamorphism in which rocks are changed by heat from burning fossil fuel.

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