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mylonitize

transitive verb
my·lo·nit·ize
variants: also British mylonitise \ˈ⸗⸗ˌnīˌtīz \ or less commonly mylonize or British mylonise \ˈ⸗⸗ˌnīz \
or British -ed/-ing/-s

Definition of mylonitize 

: to form by or subject to the process of mylonitization mylonitized dunite — Journal of Geology

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