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  chemical weathering /kˈɛmɪkəl wˈɛðəɹɪŋ/
  chemische Verwitterung
     Synonyms: decomposition, efflorescence
  
   see: weathering, decay, surface disintegration, cavernous weathering, carbonation, immature weathering, humic decomposition, concentric weathering, speroidal weathering, mechanical weathering, physical weathering, disintegration, disaggregation, onion weathering, degradation, submarine weathering, halmyro(ly)sis