Home › Words › M › micritizationmicritizationmicritization means the formation of micrite, especially by microbial action.EtymologyFrom micrite + -ization. Coined by English geologist Robin G. C. Bathurst in 1966.nounThe formation of micrite, especially by microbial action.e.g.“The micritization of many skeletal elements reveals shallow water conditions [26 ], [27 ].” — 2015 August 20, “Integrated Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction and Taphonomy of a Unique Upper Cretaceous Vertebrate-Bearing Locality (Velaux, Southeastern France)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.micritize 92% match — To form micrite, especially by microbial action vs micritization →micritized 80% match — Converted into micrite vs micritization →biomicrudite 66% match — A form of biomicrite composed of very small fragments vs micritization →micromeric 64% match — Relating to micromerism. vs micritization →biomicrite 63% match — A form of limestone consisting of bioclasts in a micrite matrix vs micritization →automicrite 63% match — A carbonate mud precipitated in situ and made up of fine-grained calcite or aragonite micron-sized crystals. vs micritization →microcrystallite 61% match — A microscopic crystallite. vs micritization →micropetrologic 60% match — Relating to micropetrology. vs micritization →