created sense approved 成岩作用 · chéngyánzuòyòng · diagenesis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
成岩作用
chéngyánzuòyòng
diagenesis
The physical and chemical changes that occur as loose sediment is turned into solid rock, caused by factors such as temperature, pressure, groundwater, or biological activity.
成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 岩 (literal) → 岩 · yán · rock 作用 (literal) → 作用 · zuòyòng · function
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition