exsolve

 
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsɒlv, ɛk-/

verb

[no object] Geology
  • (of a mineral) separate out from solid solution in a rock: the homogeneous alloys exsolved into metallic phases
  • [with object] (usually as adjective exsolved) form (a mineral) by the process of exsolution: coarsely exsolved ilmenites

Derivatives

exsolution

Pronunciation: /ɪksəˈluːʃ(ə)n, ɛk-/
noun

Origin:

mid 20th century: (originally as exsolution) from ex-1 + solution