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exsolve

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsɒlv/
  • General-American: /ɛkˈsɑlv/
  • General-American: /ɛkˈsɔlv/
  • rhymes with -ɒlv

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verb

Meaning 1

To separate from one another at a critical point in temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: when referring to two or more minerals in a solid solution

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Certain minerals may exsolve into the atmosphere from an erupting volcano.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exsolvere. Doublet of exolve.