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Marmorosis

Marmorosis \Mar`mo*ro"sis\ (m[aum]r`m[-o]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Geol.) The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble.
--Geikie.

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marmorosis

n. (context geology English) The metamorphosis of limestone into marble.