dolomitization
noun
dolomitization is spelled D-O-L-O-M-I-T-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dolomitization means “The conversion of a limestone rock into dolomite by replacement of calcium by magnesium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dolomitization is dolomitizations.
How many letters and syllables are in dolomitization?
| Letters | 14: D-O-L-O-M-I-T-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dolomitization?
Dolomitization appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dolomitization
- dolomitizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dolomitization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The conversion of a limestone rock into dolomite by replacement of calcium by magnesium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dolomitization come from?
From dolomite + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).