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Where does “exsolution” come from?

exsolution (English) comes from English solution, from Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion, from Latin solūtiōnem, from Latin solūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

exsolution (English): The process in which a solution of molten rocks...

Definitions

  1. The process in which a solution of molten rocks...

Ancestry of “exsolution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolutionA homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas...
2Middle Englishsolucioun—
3Old Frenchsolucionpayment of a debt; annulment; cancelling;...
4Latinsolūtiōnem—
5Latinsolūtiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “exsolution”

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