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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
metasomatism /ˌmɛtəˈsəʊmətɪz(ə)m/

▶noun Geology change in the chemical composition of a rock.

– derivatives
metasomatic adjective,
metasomatize (or metasomatise) verb.

– origin C19: from meta- + Gk sōma, somat- ‘body’ + -ism.

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