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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
metamorphic/metəˈmɔːfɪk/

▶adjective

1 Geology (of rock) that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies.

2 of or marked by metamorphosis.

– derivatives
metamorphism noun.

– origin C19: from meta- + Gk morphē ‘form’ + -ic.

'metamorphic' also found in these Oxford entries:

actinolite - amphibolite - biotite - diopside - eclogite - gneiss - granulite - hornfels - lapis lazuli - marble - mica schist - migmatite - phyllite - retrograde - schist - serpentinite - skarn - slate

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